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Gubernatorial appointment of judges - Ballotpedia

A process by which the governor appoints state judges directly without having to select from a list of names provided by a selection committee.

Gubernatorial Appointment | IAALS - University of Denver

The sitting Governor is able to exercise his or her preference among the nominees identified and recommended by the Judicial Nominating Commission. That ...

Judicial appointments by governor - Ballotpedia

Current appointing governors by state ... Alabama ... Alaska ... Arizona ... Arkansas ... California ... Colorado ... Connecticut ... Delaware ... Florida ... Georgia ... Hawaii.

Interim Judicial Vacancies in Partisan Trial Courts - Missouri Courts

When an interim vacancy occurs in one of these counties, the governor appoints a judge to serve until the next election.

Governor Parson Announces Six Judicial Appointments, Appoints ...

Governor Mike Parson announced judicial appointments to the 3rd, 12th, 25th, 30th, and 43rd Judicial Circuits and appointed a new Ray County Presiding ...

Judicial Selection: Significant Figures | Brennan Center for Justice

States utilize a great variety of methods to select judges. Here, the judicial selection landscape is distilled into some notable patterns.

Judicial Selection - Missouri Judicial Evaluations

Missouri has a hybrid system for selecting judges, known as the Missouri Plan or Missouri Non-Partisan Court Plan. All Missouri judges are accountable to the ...

Methods of Judicial Selection - The Fund For Modern Courts

There are two primary methods of judicial selection: election and appointment. Some states provide only for election of judges; most opt for a hybrid of ...

Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map | Brennan Center for Justice

Why State Courts? Each day, state court judges shape the country we live in. They interpret the law to resolve disagreements and protect the ...

Elected vs. Appointed Judges - Center for Effective Government

This primer begins by discussing important tradeoffs between judicial independence and democratic accountability, and the issues with judicial elections.

The Missouri Plan

The Missouri Plan governs selection and retention of judges on the Supreme Court of Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals, and six circuit courts.

Judicial Selection in the United States - A Special Report

One-half of the States hold elections for State supreme court judges. Seventeen States out of the 32 which have intermediate appellate courts elect judges to ...

Briefing on State Judicial Selection Processes

On Tuesday, May 30, the National Governors Association hosted its monthly briefing for Governors' legal counsel.

In some states that say they elect judges, governors choose them ...

In two states with judicial elections − Georgia and Minnesota − nearly every justice steps down midterm, allowing the governor to appoint a ...

Partisanship, Judicial Selection Commissions, and State High-Court

focused on doing away with partisan and nonpartisan judicial elections in favor of gubernatorial appointment of judges. Most of the proposals were designed ...

Gubernatorial Appointment - (Courts and Society) - Fiveable

Gubernatorial appointment refers to the process by which a state's governor selects and appoints individuals to serve in various government positions, ...

The age-old question: Should judges be appointed or elected ...

“Elections are largely in the open and not subject to deal making [or] behind-the-scenes influences,” said one judge. Judicial appointments, said another, “are ...

Judgeship Appointments By President | United States Courts

Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges ... The Senate Judiciary Committee typically conducts confirmation hearings for each ...

Judicial Selection and Administration - State Court Report

How judges are selected and how the judiciary operates can impact the role and effectiveness of state courts.

How Are Judges Selected? - FindLaw

Learn how judges are appointed in the U.S. with FindLaw. Understand how U.S. courts maintain independence through judge selection.