Gubernatorial appointment resembles federal judicial selection requiring confirmation

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. … 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: Nominees without a judicial record face credibility problems that can sink them — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 364; Constitutional design gives the president and Senate shared federal judicial appointment power — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 646; Governors can control merit selection almost as much as direct appointment. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 626 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Constitutional design gives the president and Senate shared federal judicial appointment power #corroborates (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 646
• Governors can control merit selection almost as much as direct appointment. #expands (0.75) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 626