Research Summary
Methods of Judicial Selection, qualifications, and terms of office: California
The number of judges in Supreme Court is 7, 102 for Court of Appeals, and 1535 for Superior Court. On the number of Circuits/Districts, for Supreme Court is none, 6 for Court of Appeals, and 58 for Superior Court. The geographic basis for selection in Supreme Court is statewide, district for Court of Appeals, and county for Superior Court. On a full term method of selection, the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals follows gubernatorial appointment and then confirmation by commission on judicial appointments. This also applies in the ...