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Selection of State Court Judges Appointment: The state's governor or legislature will choose their judges. Merit Selection: Judges are chosen by a legislative committee based on each potential judge's past performance. Some states hold "retention elections" to determine if the judge should continue to serve.

How are judges assigned to cases? ... By statute, the chief judge of each district court has the responsibility to enforce the court's rules and orders on case assignments. Each court has a written plan or system for assigning cases. The majority of courts use some variation of a random drawing.

Assignment judge. An assignment judge is the judge of the Superior Court designated by the Chief Justice to have administrative responsibility for judicial operations within a vicinage. ... are used following an assignment judge's name.

MJ Criminal Master. The MJ Criminal Master deck includes all 3rd and 4th Division criminal cases and are assigned on a random basis to all eight full-time magistrate judges. iii. MJ Social Security. Social security cases are assigned to only a magistrate judge upon the initial case assignment in accordance with LR 7.2.

Filing suit means presenting a formal document called a Petition or Complaint with a court that initiates a lawsuit. In the petition, the Plaintiff (person filing the petition) alleges a Cause of Action against a Defendant for which they seek economic relief.

209A Appointment of District Judges. (1) Appointments of persons to be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such State.

The chief justice, like all federal judges, is nominated by the president and confirmed to office by the U.S. Senate. ... There is no specific constitutional prohibition against using another method to select the chief justice from among those justices properly appointed and confirmed to the Supreme Court.

District court judges can conduct jury trials in criminal or civil proceedings. In some instances, district court judges can decide cases without a jury -- a procedure known as a "bench trial". The role of federal judges at the trial court level is to decide questions of law.

The Founding Fathers gave justices and other federal judges a lifetime appointment to prevent them from being influenced by other branches of government. Today, many argue that federal judges should be subject to term limits as modern politics and life expectancy have outpaced the Founders' original vision.

In almost every instance, a U.S. District Court Judge has completed a bachelor's degree followed by a degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.). Often, years of experience as a practicing attorney make it possible for the prospective district court judge to be considered for appointment.

Then the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice and the leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly, chooses the judges from this selection. The judges ordinarily serve for a non-renewable term of between 12 and 15 years. The first judges were appointed in 1994.

Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate, as stated in the Constitution. ... Article III of the Constitution states that these judicial officers are appointed for a life term.

President Ramaphosa appointed Judges Tshiqi and Majiedt from a list of five nominees prepared by the Judicial Services Commission. The Commission conducted interviews in April 2019 following the discharge from active service of former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and Justice Bess Nkabinde.

Step 1: Attend Undergraduate School. Aspiring judges can prepare for careers in law during undergraduate school. ... Step 2: Earn a Law Degree. Do you have to be a lawyer to become a judge? ... Step 3: Pass a Bar Exam. ... Step 4: Work as an Attorney. ... Step 5: Obtain a Judgeship. ... Step 6: Complete Training.

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