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Ballotpedia {{Greener|start=11/3/2020|before=provides|after=provided}} coverage of [[State supreme court elections, 2020|supreme court]] and [[State intermediate appellate court elections, 2020|intermediate appellate court]] elections, as well as [[Local trial court judicial elections, 2020|local trial court]] elections for judges within the [[Largest cities in the United States by population|100 largest cities in the United States]] as measured by population. | Ballotpedia {{Greener|start=11/3/2020 8:00pm EST|before=provides|after=provided}} coverage of [[State supreme court elections, 2020|supreme court]] and [[State intermediate appellate court elections, 2020|intermediate appellate court]] elections, as well as [[Local trial court judicial elections, 2020|local trial court]] elections for judges within the [[Largest cities in the United States by population|100 largest cities in the United States]] as measured by population. | ||
'''Selection of state court judges in Massachusetts''' occurs through [[gubernatorial appointment]] with approval from the Governor's Council. The appeals court requires recommendations from a nominating commission.<ref name=general>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141002152900/http://judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=MA ''American Judicature Society'', "Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 2, 2014]</ref> | '''Selection of state court judges in Massachusetts''' occurs through [[gubernatorial appointment]] with approval from the Governor's Council. The appeals court requires recommendations from a nominating commission.<ref name=general>[http://web.archive.org/web/20141002152900/http://judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/methods/selection_of_judges.cfm?state=MA ''American Judicature Society'', "Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 2, 2014]</ref> | ||
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Massachusetts is one of only a few states in which judges serve lifetime appointments. They are, however, required to retire by age 70.<ref name=ambar>[http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/leadership/fact_sheet.authcheckdam.pdf ''American Bar Association'', "Fact sheet on judicial selection methods in the states," accessed August 25, 2014]</ref><ref name=general/><ref name=massbar/> | Massachusetts is one of only a few states in which judges serve lifetime appointments. They are, however, required to retire by age 70.<ref name=ambar>[http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/leadership/fact_sheet.authcheckdam.pdf ''American Bar Association'', "Fact sheet on judicial selection methods in the states," accessed August 25, 2014]</ref><ref name=general/><ref name=massbar/> | ||
No [[Massachusetts Appeals Court]] judge {{Greener|start=11/3/2020|before=must|after=needed to}} stand for election in 2020. | No [[Massachusetts Appeals Court]] judge {{Greener|start=11/3/2020 8:00pm EST|before=must|after=needed to}} stand for election in 2020. | ||
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Ballotpedia provided coverage of supreme court and intermediate appellate court elections, as well as local trial court elections for judges within the 100 largest cities in the United States as measured by population.
Selection of state court judges in Massachusetts occurs through gubernatorial appointment with approval from the Governor's Council. The appeals court requires recommendations from a nominating commission.[1]
Massachusetts is one of only a few states in which judges serve lifetime appointments. They are, however, required to retire by age 70.[2][1][3]
No Massachusetts Appeals Court judge needed to stand for election in 2020.
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- See also: Massachusetts elections, 2020
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Massachusetts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Fact sheet on judicial selection methods in the states," accessed August 25, 2014
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