Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned
by jcranmer on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:20AM
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> the election (and life terms) of Supreme Court judges baffle me
SCOTUS judges are not elected; they are appointed by POTUS, after confirmation by the Senate.
At the state level, only about half the states use elections for their Supreme Court judges. However, the highly-polarized and roughly-evenly-split Midwestern states (MN, WI, MI, OH, PA) are among these, so it definitely will come across as more visible.
SCOTUS judges are not elected; they are appointed by POTUS, after confirmation by the Senate.
At the state level, only about half the states use elections for their Supreme Court judges. However, the highly-polarized and roughly-evenly-split Midwestern states (MN, WI, MI, OH, PA) are among these, so it definitely will come across as more visible.