Statistics
| 6 years | 15 states |
|---|---|
| 8 years | 11 states |
| 10 years | 13 states |
| 12 years | 5 states |
| Life tenure | 4 states |
| Others | 2 states |
7 years in Maine and 14 in New York.
| Five justices | 16 states |
|---|---|
| Seven justices | 29 states |
| Nine justices | 5 states |
Texas and Oklahoma have dual supreme courts. In Texas, both have nine justices. In Oklahoma the Supreme Court has nine justices and the Court of criminal appeals has five (assimilated to nine in the above table).
| Partisan election | 7 states |
|---|---|
| Non-partisan election | 15 states |
| Missouri Plan | 16 states |
| Appointment by governor with collegial body consent | 12 states |
| Elected by state legislature | 2 states |
A non-partisan election does not mean that the judges run and are selected with no regard to political beliefs. In many cases "non-partisan election" merely means the prospective judges' parties are not printed on the ballot.
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