1.   And supporters point out that most, if not all, of the current justices favor dumping the partisan election system in favor of gubernatorial appointments with retention elections.

2.   After the six years, the judges would be subject to retention elections by the voters.

3.   Florida justices are appointed by the governor, but undergo merit retention elections after their first year and then every six years.

4.   In others, like Florida, they are appointed by governors but face up-or-down retention elections.

5.   In the Florida system, the appointed appeals judges face voters in periodic retention elections, in which they can be returned to office or lose their positions.

6.   Many would-be reformers are urging the Legislature once again this year to replace the partisan election of judges with a system of gubernatorial appointments and retention elections.

7.   Next year, Chief Justice Charles Wells and Justice Harry Lee Anstead face merit retention elections when voters will get to decide whether they keep their jobs.

8.   The Florida justices are appointed but subsequently face retention elections, and they know a little about the practicalities of politics.

9.   The Legislature has toyed with moving to gubernatorial appointments followed by retention elections.

10.   The Senate version would have appointees face retention elections at the end of their terms.