STATE JUDICIAL SELECTION SNAPSHOT
|
Merit Selection/ Nominating Commission Only* |
Gubernatorial (G) or Legislative (L) Appointment Only ** |
Elections Only |
Hybrid |
Alabama |
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X |
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Alaska |
|
|
|
X |
Arizona |
|
|
|
X |
Arkansas |
|
|
X |
|
California |
|
|
|
X |
Colorado |
|
|
|
X |
Connecticut |
|
|
|
X |
Delaware |
|
|
|
X |
D.C. |
|
|
|
X |
Florida |
|
|
X |
|
Georgia |
|
|
X |
|
Hawaii |
|
|
|
X |
Idaho |
|
|
X |
|
Illinois |
|
|
X |
|
Indiana |
|
|
|
X |
Iowa |
|
|
|
X |
Kansas |
|
|
|
X |
Kentucky |
|
|
X |
|
Louisiana |
|
|
X |
|
Maine |
|
X (G) |
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|
Maryland |
|
|
|
X |
Massachusetts |
X |
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|
|
Michigan |
|
|
X |
|
Minnesota |
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|
X |
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Mississippi |
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|
X |
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Missouri |
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|
|
X |
Montana |
|
|
X |
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Nebraska |
|
|
|
X |
Nevada |
|
|
X |
|
New Hampshire |
X |
|
|
|
New Jersey |
|
X (G) |
|
|
New Mexico |
|
|
|
X |
New York |
|
|
|
X |
North Carolina |
|
|
X |
|
North Dakota |
|
|
X |
|
Ohio |
|
|
X |
|
Oklahoma |
|
|
|
X |
Oregon |
|
|
X |
|
Pennsylvania |
|
|
X |
|
Rhode Island |
X |
|
|
|
South Carolina |
|
X (L) |
|
|
South Dakota |
|
|
|
X |
Tennessee |
|
|
|
X |
Texas |
|
|
X |
|
Utah |
|
|
|
X |
Vermont |
|
|
|
X |
Virginia |
|
X (L) |
|
|
Washington |
|
|
X |
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West Virginia |
|
|
X |
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Wisconsin |
|
|
X |
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Wyoming |
|
|
|
X |
*This category refers to nomination for life, or at the time of mandatory retirement. There is no reevaluation term or re-election process.
**This category refers to an appointment by the governor or legislature, but with a re-evaluation when the term ends.
Recap
Merit Selection Only |
Gubernatorial (G) or Legislative (L) Appointment Only |
Elections Only |
Hybrid |
- Massachusetts |
- Maine |
- Alabama |
- Alaska |
