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Method of Selection

  • Judicial Election
  • Democratic Appointment
  • Hybrid
  • Missouri Plan

  • Judicial Election

    Judges are elected by popular vote.

  • Democratic Appointment

    Judges are appointed directly by a democratic body, or appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of some democratic body.

Featured Resources

  • A Survey of Empirical Evidence Concerning Judicial Elections
  • Choi, Stephen J., et al. “Professionals or Politicians: The Uncertain Case for an Elected Rather Than Appointed Judiciary,” 26 J.L. Econ. & Org. 290 (2010).
  • Fitzpatrick, Brian. “The Politics of Merit Selection,” 74 Mo. L. Rev. 675 (2009).
  • Judicial Selection in State High Courts (PDF)
  • Legislative Authority to Adjust Judicial Benefits Under the New Jersey Constitution
  • Philadelphia Tort Litigation: Forum Shopping and Venue Reform
  • State Court Challenges to Legislatively Enacted Tort Reforms
  • State Court Docket Watch Fall 2011
  • Textualism and the Michigan Supreme Court
  • Ware, Stephen J. “The Missouri Plan in National Perspective.” 74 Mo. L. Rev. 751 (2009).
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