Massachusetts judicial elections
- Courts in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Massachusetts Appeals Court
- Massachusetts Superior Courts
- Massachusetts District Courts
- Massachusetts Housing Courts
- Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
- Massachusetts Land Courts
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
- Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- United States bankruptcy court, District of Massachusetts
- Judicial selection in Massachusetts
Justices and judges inMassachusetts do not participate in judicial elections. Instead, they are chosen viagubernatorial appointment and confirmed by the Governor's Council. Judges are not subject to terms, but instead serve until the age of 70.[1]
Massachusetts is one of 11 states that does not use judicial elections as a selection method. Instead, judges are selected by one of theappointment methods. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country,click here.
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Federal courts:
First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:District of Massachusetts
State courts:
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court•Massachusetts Appeals Court•Massachusetts Superior Courts•Massachusetts District Courts•Massachusetts Housing Courts•Massachusetts Juvenile Courts•Massachusetts Land Courts•Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts•Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts
State resources:
Courts in Massachusetts •Massachusetts judicial elections •Judicial selection in Massachusetts
