Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court elections, 2026
 | U.S. House • Governor • Lt. Gov • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • Municipal • How to run for office |  |
| 2026 State Judicial Elections | |
|---|---|
2027» «2025 | |
 | |
| Overview | |
| Supreme Courts Overview | |
| Appellate Courts Overview | |
| View judicial elections by state: | |
The term of twoNorthern Mariana Islands Superior Court judges will expire in 2028. Both seats are up forretention election on November 3, 2026.
Judges with expiring terms
- This is a list of the judges who must stand forretention election in 2026 in order to remain on the bench. Judges may choose not to stand for election. The list is subject to change if judges retire or are appointed.
■Kenneth L. Govendo
■Roberto C. Naraja
Candidates and results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Northern Mariana Islands
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
About the Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court
The Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court is a trial court that hasoriginal jurisdiction over matters of Commonwealth law. The court consists of a presiding judge and at least four associate justices.[1]
Judges of the Superior Court are appointed by theGovernor and confirmed by theSenate. The term of office is six years. Judges must stand for retention in the general election immediately preceding the end of their term.[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed September 24, 2020(Article IV, Section 2)
- ↑Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, "Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," accessed September 24, 2020(Article IV, Section 5)
