POSC 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Collegehumor, Mandatory Retirement, Judicial Nominating Commission
17 Sep 2016
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Partisan election: candidates name w/ party affiliation. Legislative appointment only 2 states: missouri plan a. Judicial nominating commission some lawyer and non-lawyers in state, possibly state court judges a. i. Comes up with short list of qualified people a. ii. Gives list to governor & governor selects name from list: when vacancy opens up on court c. If higher chamber of state legislature confirms then serving as a judge. Maryland: u. s. citizen & minimum 5 year md resident, where applies must reside in area served by the court, must be a lawyer in md, minimum age: 30, md district court e. i. 10 year term: md circuit court f. i. In first general elections after serving one year, judge will face the voters f. i. 3. a. i. anyone else who meets the criteria can run for the term against you f. i. 3. a. ii. Sitting judge usually wins: md court of special appeals/ court of appeals g. i.
