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A judicial nominating commission (also judicial nominating committee, judicial nominating board) in the United States, is a body used by some U.S. states to recommend or select potential justices and judges for appointments by state governments.
When a vacancy occurs on the bench, a Judicial Nominating Committee approves the names of at least three applicants for nomination, from which the Governor appoints one to the position. After appointment, all Judges and Justices are subject to judicial election retentions, statewide for Justices and in their separate districts for Judges.
A resolution that would have given the public the opportunity to vote to eliminate the state's Judicial Nominating Commission went down in flames Tuesday.
The Judicial Nominating Commission will interview the applicants later this month and forward one or more of the candidates to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for consideration. The governor will have ...
Primary elections in Arizona took place on August 2. The November general election had mixed results for both parties. The Republican Party picked up two of the five Democratic-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and an additional seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission.
A special election to finish Sen. John McCain's term could impact the confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice. If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins the seat, he could take office as early as ...
The 2024 Arizona elections were held in the state of Arizona on November 5, 2024, coinciding with the nationwide general election.One of the state's U.S. Senate seats was up for election, as were all nine of its seats in the U.S. House and three of the five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Arizona’s top state judge on Tuesday ordered trial courts to prioritize election cases as anticipation swirls about a blitz of lawsuits in the swing state following November’s presidential ...