Gubernatorial appointment mirrors federal judicial selection but with fixed terms

Evidence

Governors appoint judges in four states, and in each the state senate or another body must confirm the appointees. Thus this system resembles the mode of selection for federal judges. Judges appointed by the governor typically serve for a set term of office. In New Jersey, for example, judges serve for seven years, after which, if reappointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, they hold office until the retirement age of 70. In California, judges run in a retention election at the general election after their appointment and serve 12-year terms thereafter. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 386

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Gubernatorial appointment resembles federal judicial selection requiring confirmation — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 386; Senate initiations and presidential involvement in appointments vary by court level — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 650

Broader Connections

• Gubernatorial appointment resembles federal judicial selection requiring confirmation #corroborates (0.92) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 386
• Senate initiations and presidential involvement in appointments vary by court level #qualifies (0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 650