Partisan election of appellate judges operates in nine states

Evidence

Partisan election. This system, now the mode of selection for some or all appellate judges in nine states, emphasizes judicial accountability. Political parties nominate candidates for judicial office, and they run with party labels B o x 3. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 386

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Partisan elections make supreme court races competitive but trial court races party-dominated — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 413; Jacksonian democracy installed popular partisan election of judges nationwide — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 408

Broader Connections

• Partisan elections make supreme court races competitive but trial court races party-dominated #expands (0.84) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 413
• Jacksonian democracy installed popular partisan election of judges nationwide #expands (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 408