State Supreme Court - State By State

State By State

Name and state Mode of selection Term
(Years)		 Number of
members
Supreme Court of Alabama Partisan election 6 9
Alaska Supreme Court Missouri Plan 10 5
Arizona Supreme Court Missouri Plan 6 5
Arkansas Supreme Court Non-partisan election 10 7
Supreme Court of California Missouri Plan 12 7
Colorado Supreme Court Missouri Plan 10 7
Connecticut Supreme Court Missouri Plan 8 7
Delaware Supreme Court Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Delaware Senate 12 5
Florida Supreme Court Missouri Plan 6 7
Supreme Court of Georgia Non-partisan election 6 7
Supreme Court of Hawaii Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Hawaii State Senate 10 5
Idaho Supreme Court Non-partisan election 6 5
Supreme Court of Illinois Partisan election 10 7
Supreme Court of Indiana Missouri Plan 10 5
Iowa Supreme Court Missouri Plan 8 7
Kansas Supreme Court Missouri Plan 6 7
Kentucky Supreme Court Non-partisan election 8 7
Louisiana Supreme Court Partisan election 10 7
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Maine Senate 7 7
Maryland Court of Appeals Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Maryland Senate 10 7
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Massachusetts Governor's Council Life 7
Michigan Supreme Court Non-partisan election 8 7
Minnesota Supreme Court Non-partisan election 6 7
Supreme Court of Mississippi Non-partisan election 8 9
Supreme Court of Missouri Missouri Plan 12 7
Montana Supreme Court Non-partisan election 8 7
Nebraska Supreme Court Missouri Plan 6 7
Supreme Court of Nevada Non-partisan election 6 7
New Hampshire Supreme Court Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Executive Council of New Hampshire Life 7
New Jersey Supreme Court Appointment by the Governor with agreement of New Jersey Senate Life 7
New Mexico Supreme Court Partisan election 8 5
New York Court of Appeals Appointment by the Governor with agreement of New York State Senate 14 7
North Carolina Supreme Court Non-partisan election 8 7
North Dakota Supreme Court Non-partisan election 10 5
Ohio Supreme Court Non-partisan election 6 7
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals		 Missouri Plan 6 9
5
Oregon Supreme Court Non-partisan election 6 7
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Partisan election 10 7
Rhode Island Supreme Court Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Rhode Island General Assembly (both houses) Life 5
South Carolina Supreme Court Elected by South Carolina General Assembly 10 5
South Dakota Supreme Court Missouri Plan 8 5
Tennessee Supreme Court Missouri Plan 8 5
Supreme Court of Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals		 Partisan election 6 9
9
Utah Supreme Court Missouri Plan 10 5
Vermont Supreme Court Appointed by governor, with retention vote every 6 years by a majority vote of Vermont Senate 6 5
Supreme Court of Virginia Elected by Virginia General Assembly 12 7
Washington Supreme Court Non-partisan election 6 9
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Partisan election 12 5
Wisconsin Supreme Court Non-partisan election 10 7
Wyoming Supreme Court Missouri Plan 8 5

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