French Court Judges do not get elected. They are assigned to a Tribunal or Court by the French Justice Department.
In the U.S., it varies by state. Federal judges are not elected; they are appointed.
Appointed
yes None do. All Texas judges are elected. Judges on the Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and Court of Appeals are elected for six year terms. Texas District Court, County Court, and Justices of the Peace are elected for four year terms. Municipal Court judges (who have very limited powers) are either elected or appointed depending on the city's charter. This is in contrast to federal judges, most of whom are appointed for life, except for Bankruptcy Court judges who are appointed for 14 year terms, and Federal Magistrates who are appointed for eight year terms.
The criminal court of appeals is the highest state court. Judges are elected for the position in the state courts of appeal.
Because if they were elected the judges might not make fair decisions. They might favor the people who voted for them
There are seven (7) judges on the Ohio Supreme Court, serving elected, staggered six year terms.
supreme court justices are appointed by the president' state judges are either elected or appointed by the governor
Inferior courts generally are all courts below the Supreme Court. Judges may be elected or appointed, and when they are elected, they are elected by the voters of the district in question.
Most Mississippi drug court judges are elected, because they are regular judges of Circuit, County, or Justice Courts. Some drug court judges are appointed, because they are regular Municipal Court judges. Drug court judges have already been elected or appointed as a judge of their court; they simply take on the additional role of drug court judge. Details about Mississippi drug courts can be found at the first related link below. There are links to more info in the right column of that page. I found this information at the second related link below, which also has links to individual drug courts; just scroll down the page and look for "drug court" links in each county.
Superior and State Court judges are elected. Lower courts' judges (magistrate, juvenile, probate, etc) are appointed.
Yes, judges are typically attorneys who have been appointed or elected to preside over court cases and make legal decisions.
Yes, judges are typically lawyers who have been appointed or elected to preside over court cases and make legal decisions.