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Q: The initial term of office is six years for appellate judges and four years for superior court judges. Judges are subsequently reelected to additional terms. HAWAII: All judges are chosen through a merit selection process involving a nominating commission. The initial term of office is 10 years. A judicial selection commission reappoints judges to additional 10-year terms. IDAHO: All judges are selected by nonpartisan elections. The initial term of office is six years for appellate judges and four years for district court judges. In recent history, we have witnessed justices retaining their seats for longer durations. Over the history of the Supreme Court, the average length of service is 16 years, but since 1970, the average tenure has increased to 26 years. Justice Scalia has been on the court for more than 27 years. The longest serving justice of all time was William O. Douglas at more than 36 years. The initial term of office for the supreme court is ten years, while district court judges are elected to six-year terms. Judges are reelected to additional terms. OHIO: All judges are selected in partisan elections for six-year terms. It is clear that with a court divided over many controversial issues, a swing of one vote could have significant and long-standing consequences. Justice Ginsburg has served for 21 years. On multiple occasions, she has voiced her desire to continue to serve and she has even mentioned that she wishes to remain on the bench for as long as a justice she looks to with great admiration, Louis Brandeis. NEW YORK: Appellate court judges are chosen through a merit selection involving a nominating commission. Judges on the Court of Appeals serve 14 years, while judges in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court serve five-year terms. Supreme Court and county court judges are elected in partisan elections. Term limits for Supreme Court justices have been suggested, however such restrictions would require a constitutional amendment. In today's highly polarized political environment, coupled with fewer Supreme Court vacancies, each opportunity to place a new justice on the bench will likely become even more acrimonious. Posted by Olivia on March 22, 2014 in In The News - Comments Off on How long do Supreme Court justices typically serve? Justice Ginsburg (center) stands with Justice Sotomayor (left) and Justice Kagan (right). CALIFORNIA: The governor appoints nominees to the supreme court and courts of appeals to 12-year terms. These judges are subject to retention elections for additional 12-year terms. Superior court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections for six-year terms and may be reelected to additional six-year terms. More from In The News. 1 Ethics 101: No longer a required course for POTUS. 2 Trump election alters future of the Supreme Court. 3 Supreme Court hears first design patent case in more than a century. 4 Louis Brandeis' record for longest delay between nomination and confirmation to fall. FLORIDA: Judges for the supreme court and district courts of appeal are chosen through a merit selection involving a nominating commission. The initial term of office is one years. Judges are subject to retention elections for six-year terms. Query: how long is a supreme court serve term
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The governor appoints nominees to the supreme court and courts of appeals to 12-year terms.