Georgia Supreme Court justice appointed by governor wins election to full term – a common occurrence in some states where voters are supposed to pick their judges
- Written by Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney, State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Minnesota has elections for Supreme Court justices, who serve in this building, but the governor appoints almost every one of them instead.Dennis Macdonald/Photodisc/Getty ImagesA Georgia Supreme Court incumbent has successfully fought off an election challenge from a former Democratic member of Congress. Justice Andrew Pinson, first appointed to...

