More than 1,000 appellate and 26,000 trial judges serve state courts

Evidence

Altogether, there are more than 1,000 state appellate judges and more than 26,000 state trial judges. Because it would be impossible to collect detailed background information on so many judges, scholars have focused their attention on state supreme court justices. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 449

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: State courts evolved by piecemeal court creation into complex systems now being consolidated — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 458

Broader Connections

• State courts evolved by piecemeal court creation into complex systems now being consolidated #expands (0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 458