How states picks judges
How Virginia picks judgesInput: The legislature's House and Senate Courts of Justice committees interview candidates in public meetings and make recommendations to the full House and Senate.
Election: If the committees agree, the names go to the full assembly of 40 senators and 100 delegates for a vote.
Impasse: If the full assembly cannot agree on a candidate, a judgeship can go unfilled and the governor may appoint a judge.
Re-election: Lawmakers on the courts committees take into consideration evaluation forms filled out by lawyers who practice before the judges.
How states pick judges
The 50 states use a variety of methods.
• Commission-based appointments
• Partisan elections
• Nonpartisan elections
• A combination of commission-based appointments and partisan or nonpartisan elections
• Gubernatorial appointments
• Legislative appointments or elections
SOURCE: American Judicature Society
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