State By State
| Name and state | Mode of selection | Term (Years) |
Number of members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Alabama | Partisan election | 6 | 9 |
| Alaska Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 10 | 5 |
| Arizona Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 6 | 5 |
| Arkansas Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 10 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of California | Missouri Plan | 12 | 7 |
| Colorado Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 10 | 7 |
| Connecticut Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 8 | 7 |
| Delaware Supreme Court | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Delaware Senate | 12 | 5 |
| Florida Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 6 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Georgia | Non-partisan election | 6 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Hawaii | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Hawaii State Senate | 10 | 5 |
| Idaho Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 6 | 5 |
| Supreme Court of Illinois | Partisan election | 10 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Indiana | Missouri Plan | 10 | 5 |
| Iowa Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 8 | 7 |
| Kansas Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 6 | 7 |
| Kentucky Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 8 | 7 |
| Louisiana Supreme Court | Partisan election | 10 | 7 |
| Maine Supreme Judicial Court | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Maine Senate | 7 | 7 |
| Maryland Court of Appeals | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Maryland Senate | 10 | 7 |
| Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Massachusetts Governor's Council | Life | 7 |
| Michigan Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 8 | 7 |
| Minnesota Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 6 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Mississippi | Non-partisan election | 8 | 9 |
| Supreme Court of Missouri | Missouri Plan | 12 | 7 |
| Montana Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 8 | 7 |
| Nebraska Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 6 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Nevada | Non-partisan election | 6 | 7 |
| New Hampshire Supreme Court | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Executive Council of New Hampshire | Life | 7 |
| New Jersey Supreme Court | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of New Jersey Senate | Life | 7 |
| New Mexico Supreme Court | Partisan election | 8 | 5 |
| New York Court of Appeals | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of New York State Senate | 14 | 7 |
| North Carolina Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 8 | 7 |
| North Dakota Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 10 | 5 |
| Ohio Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 6 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Oklahoma Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals |
Missouri Plan | 6 | 9 5 |
| Oregon Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 6 | 7 |
| Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | Partisan election | 10 | 7 |
| Rhode Island Supreme Court | Appointment by the Governor with agreement of Rhode Island General Assembly (both houses) | Life | 5 |
| South Carolina Supreme Court | Elected by South Carolina General Assembly | 10 | 5 |
| South Dakota Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 8 | 5 |
| Tennessee Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 8 | 5 |
| Supreme Court of Texas Texas Court of Criminal Appeals |
Partisan election | 6 | 9 9 |
| Utah Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 10 | 5 |
| Vermont Supreme Court | Appointed by governor, with retention vote every 6 years by a majority vote of Vermont Senate | 6 | 5 |
| Supreme Court of Virginia | Elected by Virginia General Assembly | 12 | 7 |
| Washington Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 6 | 9 |
| Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | Partisan election | 12 | 5 |
| Wisconsin Supreme Court | Non-partisan election | 10 | 7 |
| Wyoming Supreme Court | Missouri Plan | 8 | 5 |
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