The following states do not hold elections for their judges: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and New Jersey.
- How are state court judges picked?
- How are state court systems established?
- Do courts always follow their past decisions?
- Is there a difference between mandatory authority and persuasive authority?
- What opinions have precedential value?
- If the majority opinion becomes the law of the land, are concurring and dissenting opinions important?
- What is the work product of judges and courts?
- Are there other federal courts that are not Article III courts?
- What does the Federal Magistrates Act do?
- When can a federal judge become a senior judge?
- What Is the main difference between a federal district court and the other federal courts?
- How many different districts are there?
- Who was the most famous federal appeals court judge to never make it to the U.S. Supreme Court?
- Who are some of the nation’s leading federal appeals court judges?
- Has there been recent movement in Congress to change the circuit court structure?
- How many judges serve on the circuit courts?
- How do circuit courts of appeal hear cases?
- How does the federal court system created by the Founding Fathers compare and contrast with the current federal court system?
- Who was William Evarts?
- What was the Evarts Act?
