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The North Carolina Standard
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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Mr. Lyons' address to the Richmond Convention district included a table on judicial appointments and tenures in 29 states plus Virginia, highlighting popular elections in 9 states, partial in 2, and legislative in 8, with many having tried and some abandoned popular election of judges.
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States Electing by the People—9.
Michigan. Elected by the people. Term—7 years.
Kentucky. By do. Term—Circuit Judges 6 years, Supreme court 8 years.
Pennsylvania. By do. Term Supreme Court 15 years, common pleas 10 and 5 years.
Mississippi. By do. Term—Circuit judges 2, supreme court 4, chancellor 6. Justices of Peace 2 years.
New York. By do. Term—8 years.
Wisconsin. By do. Term—6 years.
Iowa. By do. Term—6 years.
Illinois. By do. Term—Supreme court 9 years, circuit court 6 years.
Texas. By do. Term—6 years.
States Electing partly by the People—2.
Georgia. Circuit judges elected by the people, supreme judges by the legislature. Term—Circuit judges 8 years, supreme judges 6 years.
Alabama. Do. do. Term—6 years.
States Electing by the Legislature—8.
Ohio. Judges elected by the legislature. Term—7 years.
Rhode Island. By do. Term—Until removed by the Legislature.
Connecticut. By do. Term—Good behaviour, or until 70 years old.
South Carolina. By do. Term—Good behaviour, but removed by 2-3ds vote.
Tennessee. By do. Term—8 years for circuit, 12 years for supreme court.
North Carolina. By do. Term—Good behaviour.
Maryland. Appointed by Executive. Term—Good behaviour.
Massachusetts. By do. Term—Do.
Delaware. By do. Term—Do., but removable by 2-3ds vote.
New Hampshire. By do. Term—Good behaviour, or until 70 years old.
Arkansas. By do. Term—8 years.
Maine. By do. Term—7 years.
Louisiana. By do., with consent of the Senate. Term—8 years.
Missouri. By do., with do. Term—Good behaviour, or until 80 years old.
New Jersey. By do., with do. Term—7 years.
Indiana. By do., with consent of the Legislature. Term—7 years.
Most of our readers will perhaps be surprised to find how large a proportion of the States have actually tried the experiment of a popular election of judges, and how many, too, have abandoned the perpetual tenure.
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Richmond Convention District, Virginia
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Shortly Before The Recent Election
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Appended to an address issued by Mr. Lyons to the people of the Richmond Convention district was a table showing how judges are appointed and their tenure of office in each of the 29 States besides Virginia. The statement lists: 9 states electing by the people (Michigan, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, New York, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Texas) with varying terms; 2 states partly by the people (Georgia, Alabama) with terms; 8 states by the legislature (Ohio, Rhode Island, Connecticut, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts, Delaware, New Hampshire, Arkansas, Maine, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Indiana) with terms including good behaviour or fixed years. Many states have tried popular election of judges, some abandoning perpetual tenure.