Selection Processes Map
How Justices Are Chosen — and How You Can Influence It
From elections to appointments, high court selection processes can vary drastically from state to state – but every method allows the public an opportunity to be heard! Use the interactive map to explore how state court justices are chosen and where your voice matters most.
Selection Processes Map
Click into your state, get familiar with the process, and help your communities recognize its power to shape the courts that decide our rights.
Alabama
9 Total Justices
Arizona
7 Total Justices
Arkansas
7 Total Justices
California
7 Justices
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Colorado
7 Total Justices
Connecticut
7 Total Justices
Delaware
5 Total Justices
Florida
7 Total Justices
Georgia
9 Total Justices
Idaho
5 Total Justices
Illinois
7 Total Justices
Indiana
5 Total Justices
Iowa
7 Total Justices
Kansas
7 Total Justices
Kentucky
7 Total Justices
Louisiana
7 Total Justices
Maine
7 Total Justices
Maryland
7 Total Justices
Massachusetts
7 Total Justices
Michigan
7 Total Justices
Minnesota
7 Total Justices
Mississippi
9 Total Justices
Missouri
7 Total Justices
Montana
7 Total Justices
Nebraska
7 Total Justices
Nevada
7 Total Justices
New Hampshire
5 Total Justices
New Jersey
7 Total Justices
New Mexico
5 Total Justices
New York
7 Total Justices
North Carolina
7 Total Justices
North Dakota
5 Total Justices
Ohio
7 Total Justices
Oklahoma
9 Total Justices
Oregon
7 Total Justices
Pennsylvania
7 Total Justices
Rhode Island
5 Total Justices
South Carolina
5 Total Justices
South Dakota
5 Total Justices
Tennessee
5 Total Justices
Texas
9 Total Justices
Utah
7 Total Justices
Vermont
5 Total Justices
Virginia
7 Total Justices
Washington
9 Total Justices
West Virginia
5 Total Justices
Wisconsin
7 Total Justices
Wyoming
5 Total Justices