Massachusetts judicial elections, 2010

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Judicial elections, 2010
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## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 1.1 Massachusetts Supreme Court
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

The Massachusetts judicial elections of 2010 were not truly elections. In Massachusetts all judges are appointed for life by the governor with the consent of the governor's council. Nominating commissions are used to advise the governor on judicial appointments.

## Overview[edit]

### Massachusetts Supreme Court[edit]

The Massachusetts Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. Justices are appointed by the Governor with the permission of the Governor's Council. Justices must retire at the age of seventy, the mandatory age of retirement. There were no justices up for election this year.

## See also[edit]

* Judicial elections, 2010
* Judicial selection in Massachusetts
* Campaign finance requirements for Massachusetts judicial elections

## External links[edit]

* American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Massachusetts," archived January 11, 2014
* US Elections: Massachusetts

## Footnotes[edit]

Massachusetts courts

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Federal courts:

First Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Massachusetts • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Massachusetts

State courts:

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court • Massachusetts Appeals Court • Massachusetts Superior Courts • Massachusetts District Courts • Massachusetts Housing Courts • Massachusetts Juvenile Courts • Massachusetts Land Courts • Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts • Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts

State resources:

Courts in Massachusetts • Massachusetts judicial elections • Judicial selection in Massachusetts