Summary: <p><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/judicial-selection-significant-figures">39 states elect judges in some form</a><span>, so chances are you may see judges up for vote on your ballot in November. But what is the difference between all the different circuit courts in which judges preside over? And how can voters access information about the judges on their ballot? And... should judges even be elected? We speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/judgecordell">LaDoris Hazzard Cordell</a><span>, retired California superior court judge, and author of the recent book<span> </span><em><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269584/herhonor">Her Honor: My Life on the Bench... What Works, What's Broken, and How to Change It</a>.</em></span></span></p>
