Usually, elected judges are chosen by the general electorate at election times when their names appear on the ballot. In some states, "elected judges" are actually 'elected' by majority votes of the state legislature.
Local judges are generally elected, but federal judges are appointed.
Judges in Canada are appointed and not elected.
Appointed
Judges may be appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy until the term is up for election, but normally they are elected.
A legislative committee will choose a state judge in some states. Some states will have retention elections. Other states will have their state judges appointed by the legislature or governor.
supreme court justices are appointed by the president' state judges are either elected or appointed by the governor
Not in the US. Federal judges are appointed. not elected.
Depending on the state, judges may be elected, appointed, nominated and confirmed by the legislator or nominated by the state bar.
Most members of the judicial branch are not elected. In the federal judicial system, the judges are appointed by the President of the United States and approved by Congress. A majority of states share this system, except the judge would be appointed by the governor.
Appointed, not elected by the people as in the USA.
federal judges