Appointed by governor3 justices· 8-year terms· CNMI
Chief: The Governor appoints a justice specifically to the office of Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation and voter retention); the most senior associate justice acts as Chief Justice if the office is vacant..
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Adopted 1978. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Personal Rights). This court has the final word on what the Northern Mariana Islands constitution means.
Not well documented
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).
