State supreme courts

The highest court in each state and D.C.: who sits on it and how justices are chosen. Lower state courts aren't covered.

No public decision data available for state supreme courts on this site: there's no free, consistently coded source of individual state justices' votes.

State	Court	How justices are chosen	Sitting justices
Alabama	Alabama Supreme Court	Partisan elections	9
Alaska	Alaska Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	5
Arizona	Arizona Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	7
Arkansas	Arkansas Supreme Court	Nonpartisan elections	7
California	California Supreme Court	Direct gubernatorial appointment	6
Colorado	Colorado Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	7
Connecticut	Connecticut Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	6
Delaware	Delaware Supreme Court	Governor-controlled commission	5
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	U.S. President appoints, U.S. Senate confirms	9
Florida	Florida Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	7
Georgia	Georgia Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	9
Hawaii	Hawaii Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	4
Idaho	Idaho Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	5
Illinois	Illinois Supreme Court	Partisan election	7
Indiana	Indiana Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	5
Iowa	Iowa Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	7
Kansas	Kansas Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Bar-controlled commission)	7
Kentucky	Kentucky Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	7
Louisiana	Louisiana Supreme Court	Partisan election	7
Maine	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	Direct gubernatorial appointment	7
Maryland	Maryland Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	7
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court	Gubernatorial appointment of judges	7
Michigan	Michigan Supreme Court	Michigan method	7
Minnesota	Minnesota Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	7
Mississippi	Mississippi Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	9
Missouri	Missouri Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	7
Montana	Montana Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	7
Nebraska	Nebraska Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	7
Nevada	Nevada Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	7
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Supreme Court	Direct gubernatorial appointment	4
New Jersey	New Jersey Supreme Court	Direct gubernatorial appointment	7
New Mexico	New Mexico Supreme Court	Partisan election	5
New York	New York Court of Appeals	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	7
North Carolina	North Carolina Supreme Court	Partisan election	7
North Dakota	North Dakota Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	5
Ohio	Ohio Supreme Court	Partisan election	7
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	9
Oregon	Oregon Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	7
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Supreme Court	Partisan election	7
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	4
South Carolina	South Carolina Supreme Court	Direct legislative appointment	4
South Dakota	South Dakota Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	5
Tennessee	Tennessee Supreme Court	Assisted appointment	5
Texas	Texas Supreme Court	Partisan election	9
Utah	Utah Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (governor-controlled commission)	7
Vermont	Vermont Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (Hybrid)	5
Virginia	Virginia Supreme Court	Direct legislative appointment	7
Washington	Washington Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election of judges	9
West Virginia	West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals	Nonpartisan election	5
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Supreme Court	Nonpartisan election	7
Wyoming	Wyoming Supreme Court	Assisted appointment (hybrid)	5

Source: Ballotpedia court pages.