ABSTRACT
The only constant in state judicial selection is change. This applies to the institution of elections themselves as well as to aspects of the conduct of these elections. Indeed, according to the National Center for State Courts Gavel to Gavel website (www.ncsc.org/ gaveltogavel), from 2008-2014, there were almost 1,300 bills introduced in state legislatures that would affect judicial selection in the states and an additional 550 bills introduced that would modify the qualifications of judges and their terms of office. In this chapter, we analyze two states that have successfully revised their method of judicial selection (West Virginia and North Carolina) and two states that attempted to change their selection method but failed (Minnesota and Nevada). Finally, we discuss other proposed reforms percolating in the states.
