Methods of Judicial Selection

Members of the Highest Court

Sue Bell Cobb
Chief Justice. Democrat. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2012.

Champ Lyons, Jr.
Associate Justice. Republican. Appointed 1998 by Gov. James. Current term expires 2012.

Thomas A. Woodall
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

Lyn Stuart
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

Patricia M. Smith
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Michael F. Bolin
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Tom Parker
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Glenn Murdock
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2012.

Greg Shaw
Associate Justice. Republican. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2014.

Walter L. Carpeneti
Chief Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Knowles. Current term expires 2012.

Dana Fabe
Associate Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Knowles. Current term expires 2010.

Daniel E. Winfree
Associate Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Palin. Current term expires 2010.

Morgan Christen
Associate Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Palin. Current term expires 2012.

Craig F. Stowers
Associate Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Parnell. Current term expires 2014.

Rebecca White Berch
Chief Justice. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Hull. Current term expires 2010.

Andrew D. Hurwitz
Vice Chief Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Napolitano. Current term expires 2012.

Michael D. Ryan
Justice. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Hull. Current term expires 2010.

W. Scott Bales
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Napolitano. Current term expires 2014.

John A. Pelander
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Brewer. Current term expires 2012.

Jim Hannah
Chief Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2016.

Jim Gunter
Associate Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2012.

Donald L. Corbin
Associate Justice. Elected 1990. Current term expires 2014.

Robert L. Brown
Associate Justice. Elected 1990. Current term expires 2014.

Paul E. Danielson
Associate Justice. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2014.

Elana Cunningham Wills
Associate Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Beebe. Current term expires 2010.

Bill Bowen
Associate Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Beebe. Current term expires 2010.

Ronald M. George
Chief Justice. Appointed 1991 by Gov. Wilson. Current term expires 2010.

Carlos R. Moreno
Associate Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Davis. Current term expires 2010.

Joyce L. Kennard
Associate Justice. Appointed 1989 by Gov. Deukmajian. Current term expires 2018.

Kathryn Mickle Werdegar
Associate Justice. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Wilson. Current term expires 2014.

Ming W. Chin
Associate Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Wilson. Current term expires 2010.

Marvin R. Baxter
Associate Justice. Appointed 1990 by Gov. Deukmajian. Current term expires 2014.

Carol A. Corrigan
Associate Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Schwarzenegger. Current term expires 2018.

Mary Mullarky
Chief Justice. Appointed 1987 by Gov. Romer. Current term expires 2010.

Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Romer. Current term expires 2018.

Alex J. Martinez
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Romer. Current term expires 2010.

Michael L. Bender
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Romer. Current term expires 2010.

Nancy E. Rice
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Romer. Current term expires 2010.

Nathan B. Coats
Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Owens. Current term expires 2012.

Allison Eid
Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Owens. Current term expires 2018.

Chase T. Rogers
Chief Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Rell. Current term expires 2015.

Flemming L. Norcott, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 1992 by Gov. Weicker. Current term expires 2009.

Joette Katz
Justice. Appointed 1992 by Gov. Weicker. Current term expires 2009.

Richard N. Palmer
Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Weicker. Current term expires 2009.

Christine S. Vertefeuille
Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Rowland. Current term expires 2008.

Peter T. Zarella
Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Rowland. Current term expires 2009.

C. Ian McLachlan
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Rell. Current term expires 2017.

Myron T. Steele
Chief Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Carper. Current term expires 2016.

Carolyn Berger
Justice. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Carper. Current term expires 2020.

Randy J. Holland
Justice. Appointed 1986 by Gov. Castle. Current term expires 2011.

Jack B. Jacobs
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Minner. Current term expires 2015.

Henry duPont Ridgely
Justice. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Minner. Current term expires 2016.

Eric T. Washington
Chief Judge. Appointed 1999 by President Clinton. Current term expires 2014.

Vanessa Ruiz
Associate Judge. Appointed 1994 by President Clinton. Current term expires 2009.

Inez Smith Reid
Associate Judge. Appointed 1995 by President Clinton. Current term expires 2010.

Stephen H. Glickman
Associate Judge. Appointed 1999 by President Clinton. Current term expires 2014.

Noel Anketell Kramer
Associate Judge. Appointed 2005 by President Bush. Current term expires 2020.

John R. Fisher
Associate Judge. Appointed 2005 by President Bush. Current term expires 2020.

Anna Blackburne-Rigsby
Associate Judge. Appointed 2006 by President Bush. Current term expires 2021.

Phyllis D. Thompson
Associate Judge. Appointed 2006 by President Bush. Current term expires 2021.

Kathryn A. Oberly
Associate Judge. Appointed 2009 by President Bush. Current term expires 2024.

N/A Peggy A. Quince
Chief Justice since 2008. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Chiles. Current term expires 2012.

Barbara J. Pariente
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Chiles. Current term expires 2012.

R. Fred Lewis
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Bush. Current term expires 2012.

Charles Canady
Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Crist.. Current term expires 2010.

Rickey Polston
Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Crist. Current term expires 2010.

Jorge Labarga
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Crist. Current term expires 2010.

James E.C. Perry
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Crist. Current term expires 2010.

Carol W. Hunstein
Chief Justice. Appointed 1992 by Gov. Miller. Current term expires 2012.

George H. Carley
Presiding Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Miller. Current term expires 2012.

Robert Benham
Justice. Appointed 1989 by Gov. Harris. Current term expires 2014.

Hugh P. Thompson
Justice. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Miller. Current term expires 2012.

P. Harris Hines
Justice. Appointed 1995 by Gov. Miller. Current term expires 2014.

Harold Melton
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Perdue. Current term expires 2012.

David E. Nahmias
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Perdue. Current term expires 2010.

Ronald T.Y. Moon
Chief Justice. Appointed 1990 by Gov. Waihee. Reaches mandatory retirement age 2010.

Paula A. Nakayama
Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Waihee. Current term expires 2013.

Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov Cayetano. Current term expires 2010.

James E. Duffy, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Lingle. Current term expires 2013.

Mark Recktenwald
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Lingle. Current term expires 2019.

Daniel T. Eismann
Chief Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

Roger S. Burdick
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Kempthorne. Current term expires 2010.

Jim Jones
Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Warren E. Jones
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Otter. Current term expires 2014.

Joel D. Horton
Justice. Appointed 2007 Gov. Otter. Current term expires 2014.

Thomas R. Fitzgerald
Chief Justice, District 1. Democrat. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2010.

Charles E. Freeman
Justice, District 1. Democrat. Elected 1990. Current term expires 2010.

Robert R. Thomas
Justice, District 2. Republican. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2010.

Thomas L. Kilbride
Justice, District 3. Democrat. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2010.

Rita B. Garman
Justice, District 4. Republican. Appointed 2001 by the supreme Court. Current term expires 2012.

Lloyd A. Karmeier
Justice, District 5. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2014.

Anne M. Burke
Justice, District 1. Democrat. Appointed 2006 by the supreme court. Current term expires 2018.

Randall T. Shepard
Chief Justice. Appointed 1985 by Gov. Orr. Current term expires 2018.

Brent E. Dickson
Justice. Appointed 1986 by Gov. Orr. Current term expires 2018.

Frank Sullivan, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Bayh. Current term expires 2016.

Theodore R. Boehm
Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Bayh. Current term expires 2018.

Robert D. Rucker
Justice. Appointed 1999 by Gov. O'Bannon. Current term expires 2012.

Marsha K. Ternus
Chief Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Branstad. Current term expires 2010.

Mark S. Cady
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Branstad. Current term expires 2016.

Michael J. Streit
Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Vilsack. Current term expires 2010.

David S. Wiggins
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Vilsack. Current term expires 2012.

Daryl L. Hecht
Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Vilsack. Current term expires 2016.

Brent R. Appel
Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Vilsack. Current term expires 2016.

David L. Baker
Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Culver. Current term expires 2010.

Robert E. Davis
Chief Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Finney. Current term expires 2012.

Lawton R. Nuss
Justice. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Graves. Current term expires 2010.

Marla J. Luckert
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Graves. Current term expires 2010.

Carol A. Beier
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Sebelius. Current term expires 2010.

Eric C. Rosen
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Sebelius. Current term expires 2014.

Lee A. Johnson
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Sebelius. Current term expires 2014.

Dan Biles
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Sebelius. Current term expires 2010.

John D. Minton, Jr.
Chief Justice, District 2. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Fletcher. Current term expires 2014.

Will T. Scott
Deputy Chief Justice, District 7. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2012.

Bill Cunningham
Justice, District 1. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2014.

Lisabeth Hughes Abramson
Justice, District 4. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Fletcher. Current term expires 2014.

Mary C. Noble
Justice, District 5. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2016.

Wilfred Schroder
Justice, District 6. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2014.

Daniel J. Venters
Justice, District 3. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Beshear. Current term expires 2010.

Catherine D. Kimball
Chief Justice, District 5. Democrat. Elected 1992. Current term expires 2018.

Greg G. Guidry
Justice, District 1. Republican. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2018.

Jeffrey P. Victory
Justice, District 2. Republican. Elected 1994. Current term expires 2014.

Jeannette Theriot Knoll
Justice, District 3. Democrat. Elected 1996. Current term expires 2016.

Marcus Clark
Justice, District 4. Republican. Elected 2009. Current term expires 2016.

John L. Weimer
Justice, District 6. Democrat. Elected 2001. Current term expires 2012.

Bernette J. Johnson
Justice, District 7. Democrat. Elected 1994. Current term expires 2010.

Leigh I. Saufley
Chief Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. King. Current term expires 2011.

Robert W. Clifford
Justice. Appointed 1986 by Gov. Brennan. Current term expires 2014.

Donald G. Alexander
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. King. Current term expires 2012.

Jon D. Levy
Justice. Appointed 2002 by Gov. King. Current term expires 2009.

Warren M. Silver
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Baldacci. Current term expires 2012.

Andrew M. Mead
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Baldacci. Current term expires 2014.

Ellen A. Gorman
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Baldacci. Current term expires 2014.

Robert M. Bell
Chief Judge, Circuit 6. Appointed 1991 by Gov. Schaeffer. Current term expires 2012.

Glenn T. Harrell, Jr.
Judge, Circuit 4. Appointed 1999 by Gov. Glendening. Current term expires 2010.

Lynne A. Battaglia
Judge, Circuit 3. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Glendening. Current term expires 2012.

Clayton Greene, Jr
Judge, Circuit 5. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Ehrlich. Current term expires 2016.

Joseph F. Murphy, Jr.
Judge, Circuit 2. Appointed 2007 by Gov. O'Malley. Current term expires 2010.

Sally D. Adkins
Judge, Circuit 1. Appointed 2008 by Gov. O'Malley. Current term expires 2010.

Mary Ellen Barbera
Judge, Circuit 7. Appointed 2008 by Gov. O'Malley. Current term expires 2010.

Margaret H. Marshall
Chief Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Weld.

Roderick L. Ireland
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Cellucci.

Francis X. Spina
Justice. Appointed 1999 by Gov. Cellucci.

Judith A. Cowin
Justice. Appointed 1999 by Gov. Cellucci.

Robert J. Cordy
Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Cellucci.

Margot Botsford
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Patrick.

Ralph D. Gants
Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Patrick.

Marilyn Kelly
Chief Justice. Democrat. Elected 1996. Current term expires 2012.

Michael F. Cavanaugh
Justice. Democrat. Elected 1982. Current term expires 2014.

Elizabeth A. Weaver
Justice. Republican. Elected 1994. Current term expires 2010.

Robert P. Young, Jr.
Justice. Republican. Appointed 1999 by Gov. Engler. Current term expires 2010.

Maura D. Corrigan
Justice. Republican. Elected 1998. Current term expires 2014.

Stephen J. Markman
Justice. Republican. Appointed 1999 by Gov. Engler. Current term expires 2012.

Diane M. Hathaway
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2016.

Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Chief Justice. Appointed 2010 by Gov. Pawlenty. Current term expires 2012.

Alan C. Page
Justice. Elected 1992. Current term expires 2010.

Paul H. Anderson
Justice. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Carlson. Current term expires 2014.

Helen M. Meyer
Justice. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Ventura. Current term expires 2010.

G. Barry Anderson
Justice. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Pawlenty. Current term expires 2012.

Christopher J. Dietzen
Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Pawlenty. Current term expires 2010.

David Stras
Justice. Appointed 2010 by Gov. Pawlenty. Current term expires 2012.

William L. Waller, Jr.
Chief Justice, District 1. Elected 1996. Current term expires 2012.

George C. Carlson, Jr.
Presiding Justice, District 3. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Musgrove. Current term expires 2012.

James E. Graves, Jr.
Presiding Justice, District 1. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Musgrove. Current term expires 2012.

Jess H. Dickinson
Associate Justice, District 2. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2012.

Michael K. Randolph
Associate Justice, District 2. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Barbour. Current term expires 2012.

Ann H. Lamar
Associate Justice, District 3. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Barbour. Current term expires 2016.

James W. Kitchens
Associate Justice, District 1. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2016.

David A. Chandler
Associate Justice, District 3. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2016.

Randy G. Pierce
Associate Justice, District 2. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2016.

William Ray Price, Jr.
Chief Justice. Appointed 1992 by Gov. Ashcroft. Current term expires 2018.

Michael A. Wolff
Judge. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Carnahan. Current term expires 2012.

Laura Denvir Stith
Judge. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Holden. Current term expires 2014.

Richard B. Teitelman
Judge. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Holden. Current term expires 2016.

Mary R. Russell
Judge. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Holden. Current term expires 2018.

Patricia Breckenridge
Judge. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Blunt. Current term expires 2020.

Zel M. Fischer
Judge. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Blunt. Current term expires 2010.

Mike McGrath
Chief Justice. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2016.

James C. Nelson
Justice. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Racicot. Current term expires 2012.

W. William Leaphart
Justice. Elected 1994. Current term expires 2010.

Patricia O'Brien Cotter
Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2016.

James A. Rice
Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Martz. Current term expires 2014.

John Warner
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Martz. Current term expires 2014.

Brian Morris
Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2012.

Michael Heavican
Chief Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Heineman. Current term expires 2010.

Kenneth Stephen
Justice, District 1. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Nelson. Current term expires 2012.

Lindsay Miller-Lerman
Justice, District 2. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Nelson. Current term expires 2014.

John Gerrard
Justice, District 3. Appointed 1995 by Gov. Nelson. Current term expires 2010.

Michael McCormack
Justice, District 4. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Nelson. Current term expires 2012.

William Connolly
Justice, District 5. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Nelson. Current term expires 2012.

John Wright
Justice, District 6. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Nelson. Current term expires 2010.

Ron Parraguirre
Chief Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

James W. Hardesty
Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Mark Gibbons
Justice. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2014.

Michael Douglas
Justice. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Guinn. Current term expires 2012.

Michael A. Cherry
Justice. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2012.

Nancy M. Saitta
Justice. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2012.

Kris Pickering
Justice. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2014.

John T. Broderick, Jr.
Chief Justice. Appointed 1995 by Gov. Merrill.

Linda S. Dalianis
Senior Associate Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Shaheen.

James E. Duggan
Associate Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Shaheen.

Gary E. Hicks
Associate Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Lynch.

Carol A. Conboy
Associate Justice. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Lynch.

Stuart Rabner
Chief Justice. Democrat. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Corzine. Current term expires 2014.

Virginia Long
Justice. Democrat. Appointed 1999 by Gov. Whitman. Reaches mandatory retirement age 2012.

Jaynee LeVecchia
Justice. Independent. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Whitman. Reaches mandatory retirement age 2024.

Barry T. Albin
Justice. Democrat. Appointed 2002 by Gov. McGreevey. Reaches mandatory retirement age 2025.

Roberto A. Rivera-Soto
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2004 by Gov. McGreevey. Current term expires 2011.

Helen E. Hoens
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Corzine. Current term expires 2013.

VACANCY

Charles W. Daniels
Chief Justice. Democrat. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Richardson. Current term expires 2010.

Patricio M. Serna
Justice. Democrat. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Johnson. Current term expires 2016.

Petra Jiminez Maes
Justice. Democrat. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Johnson. Current term expires 2010.

Richard C. Bosson
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2012.

Edward L. Chavez
Justice. Democrat. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Richardson. Current term expires 2012.

Jonathan Lippman
Chief Judge. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Paterson. Current term expires 2023.

Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick
Senior Associate Judge. Appointed 1993 by Gov. Cuomo. Current term expires 2022.

Victoria A. Graffeo
Judge. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Pataki. Current term expires 2014.

Susan P. Read
Judge. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Pataki. Current term expires 2017.

Robert S. Smith
Judge. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Pataki. Current term expires 2018.

Eugene F. Pigott, Jr.
Judge. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Pataki. Current term expires 2020.

Theodore T. Jones
Judge. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Spitzer. Current term expires 2021.

Sarah Parker
Chief Justice. Elected 1992. Current term expires 2014.

Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Easley. Current term expires 2014.

Edward Thomas Brady
Justice. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2010.

Mark Martin
Justice. Elected 1998. Current term expires 2014.

Robert H. Edmonds, Jr.
Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2016.

Paul M. Newby
Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2012.

Robin E. Hudson
Justice. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2014.

Gerald W. VandeWalle
Chief Justice. Appointed 1978 by Gov. Link. Current term expires 2014.

Dale V. Sandstrom
Justice. Elected 1992. Current term expires 2016.

Mary Muehlen Maring
Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Schafer. Current term expires 2018.

Carol Ronning Kapsner
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Schafer. Current term expires 2010.

Daniel J. Crothers
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Hoeven. Current term expires 2012.

Eric Brown
Chief Justice. Democrat. Appointed 2010 by Gov. Strickland. Current term expires 2010.

Paul E. Pfiefer
Justice. Republican. Elected 1992. Current term expires 2010.

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
Justice. Republican. Elected 1996. Current term expires 2014.

Maureen O'Connor
Justice. Republican. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2014.

Terrence O'Donnell
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Taft. Current term expires 2012.

Judith Ann Lanzinger
Justice. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Robert R. Cupp
Justice. Republican. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2012.

James Winchester
Chief Justice, District 5. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Keating. Current term expires 2010.

Steven W. Taylor
Vice-Chief Justice, District 2. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Henry. Current term expires 2010.

John F. Reif
Justice, District 1. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Henry. Current term expires 2014.

Marian P. Opala
Justice, District 3. Appointed 1978 by Gov. Boren. Current term expires 2012.

Yvonne Kauger
Justice, District 4. Appointed 1984 by Gov. Nigh. Current term expires 2012.

Tom Colbert
Justice, District 6. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Henry. Current term expires 2014.

James E. Edmondson
Justice, District 7. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Henry. Current term expires 2012.

Rudolph Hargrave
Justice, District 8. Appointed 1978 by Gov. Boren. Current term expires 2010.

Joseph M. Watt
Justice, District 9. Appointed 1992 by Gov. Water. Current term expires 2014.

Paul J. DeMuniz
Chief Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

W. Michael Gillette
Justice. Appointed 1986 by Gov. Atiyeh. Current term expires 2010.

Robert D. Durham
Justice. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Roberts. Current term expires 2010.

Thomas A. Balmer
Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Kitzhaber. Current term expires 2014.

Rives Kistler
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Kulongoski. Current term expires 2010.

Martha Lee Walters
Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Kulongoski. Current term expires 2014.

Virginia L. Linder
Justice. Elected 2006. Current term expires 2012.

Ronald D. Castille
Chief Justice. Republican. Elected 1993. Current term expires 2013.

Thomas G. Saylor
Justice. Republican. Elected 1997. Current term expires 2017.

J. Michael Eakin
Justice. Republican. Elected 2001. Current term expires 2011.

Max Baer
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2003. Current term expires 2013.

Debra Todd
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2007. Current term expires 2017.

Seamus P. McCaffery
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2007. Current term expires 2017.

Joan Orie Melvin
Justice. Republican. Elected 2009. Current term expires 2019.

Paul A. Suttell
Chief Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Carcieri. Appointed Chief Justice 2009 by Gov. Carcieri.

Maureen McKenna Goldberg
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Almond.

Francis X. Flaherty
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Carcieri.

William P. Robinson III
Justice. Appointed 2004 by Gov. Carcieri.

Gilbert Indeglia
Justice. Appointed 2010 by Gov. Carcieri.

Jean Hoefer Toal
Chief Justice. Elected 1988. Current term expires 2014.

Costa M. Pleicones
Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2016.

Donald W. Beatty
Justice. Elected 2007. Current term expires 2010.

John W. Kittredge
Justice. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2018.

Kaye Hearn
Justice. Elected 2009. Current term expires 2012.

David Gilbertson
Chief Justice, District 5. Appointed 1995 by Gov. Janklow. Current term expires 2014.

Richard W. Sabers
Justice, District 2. Appointed 1986 by Gov. Janklow. Current term expires 2014.

John K. Konenkamp
Justice, District 1. Appointed 1994 by Gov. Janklow. Current term expires 2014.

Steven L. Zinter
Justice, District 3. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Janklow. Current term expires 2014.

Judith Meierhenry
Justice, District 4. Appointed 2002 by Gov. Janklow. Current term expires 2014.

Janice M. Holder
Chief Justice. Appointed 1996 by Gov. Sundquist. Current term expires 2014.

Cornelia A. Clark
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Bredesen. Current term expires 2014.

Gary R. Wade
Justice. Appointed 2006 by Gov. Bredesen. Current term expires 2014.

William C. Koch, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Bredesen. Current term expires 2014.

Sharon G. Lee
Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Bredesen. Current term expires 2010.

Wallace B. Jefferson
Chief Justice. Republican. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Perry. Current term expires 2014.

Nathan L. Hecht
Justice. Republican. Elected 1988. Current term expires 2012.

Dale Wainwright
Justice. Republican. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2014.

David Medina
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Perry. Current term expires 2012.

Paul W. Green
Justice. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Phil Johnson
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Perry. Current term expires 2014.

Don R. Willett
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Perry. Current term expires 2012.

Eva Guzman
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Perry. Current term expires 2010.

Debra Lehrmann
Justice. Republican. Appointed 2010 by Gov. Perry. Current term expires 2010.

Christine M. Durham
Chief Justice. Appointed 1982 by Gov. Matheson. Current term expires 2014.

Matthew B. Durrant
Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Leavitt. Current term expires 2014.

Ronald E. Nehring
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Leavitt. Current term expires 2016.

Jill N. Parrish
Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Leavitt. Current term expires 2016.

Thomas R. Lee
Justice. Appointed 2010 by Gov. Hebert. Current term expires 2014.

Paul Reiber
Chief Justice. Appointed 2003 by Gov. Douglas. Current term expires 2012.

John Dooley
Justice. Appointed 1987 by Gov. Kunin. Current term expires 2012.

Denise Johnson
Justice. Appointed 1990 by Gov. Kunin. Current term expires 2012.

Marilyn Skoglund
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Dean. Current term expires 2012.

Brian Burgess
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Douglas. Current term expires 2012.

Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr.
Chief Justice. Appointed 1989 by Gov. Baliles. Current term expires 2014.

Lawrence L. Koontz, Jr.
Justice. Elected 1995. Reaches mandatory retirement age 2011.

Cynthia D. Kinser
Justice. Appointed 1997 by Gov. Allen. Current term expires 2010.

Donald W. Lemons
Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

S. Bernard Goodwyn
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Kaine. Current term expires 2020.

LeRoy F. Millette, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 2008 by Gov. Kaine. Current term expires 2021.

William C. Mims
Justice. Elected 2010. Current term expires 2022.

Barbara Madsen
Chief Justice. Elected 1992. Current term expires 2010.

Charles W. Johnson
Associate Chief Justice. Elected 1990. Current term expires 2014.

Gerry L. Alexander
Justice. Elected 1994. Current term expires 2012.

Richard B. Sanders
Justice. Elected 1995. Current term expires 2010.

Tom Chambers
Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

Susan Owens
Justice. Elected 2000. Current term expires 2012.

Mary E. Fairhurst
Justice. Elected 2002. Current term expires 2014.

James M. Johnson
Justice. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2010.

Debra L. Stephens
Justice. Appointed 2007 by Gov. Gregoire. Current term expires 2014.

Brent D. Benjamin
Chief Justice. Republican. Elected 2004. Current term expires 2016.

Robin Jean Davis
Justice. Democrat. Elected 1996. Current term expires 2012.

Margaret L. Workman
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2020.

Menis E. Ketchum
Justice. Democrat. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2020.

Thomas McHugh
Justice. Democrat. Appointed 2009 by Gov. Manchin. Current term expires 2010.

Shirley S. Abrahamson
Chief Justice. Appointed 1976 by Gov. Lucey. Current term expires 2009.

Ann Walsh Bradley
Justice. Elected 1995. Current term expires 2015.

N. Patrick Crooks
Justice. Elected 1996. Current term expires 2016.

David T. Prosser, Jr.
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Thompson. Current term expires 2011.

Patience D. Raggensack
Justice. Elected 2003. Current term expires 2013.

Annette Kingsland Ziegler
Justice. Elected 2007. Current term expires 2017.

Michael J. Gableman
Justice. Elected 2008. Current term expires 2018.

Barton R. Voigt
Chief Justice. Appointed 2001 by Gov. Gerringer. Current term expires 2010.

William U. Hill
Justice. Appointed 1998 by Gov. Gerringer. Current term expires 2016.

Michael Golden
Justice. Appointed 1988 by Gov. Sullivan. Current term expires 2014.

Marilyn S. Kite
Justice. Appointed 2000 by Gov. Gerringer. Current term expires 2014.

E. James Burke
Justice. Appointed 2005 by Gov. Fruedenthal. Current term expires 2012.