Completar frases Judicial Retention Fill in the Blanks GameVersión en línea Read carefully and fill in the blanks to learn the basics of judicial retention in Arizona. This activity is for high school students. por Arizona Bar Foundation 1 Superior Court judges in Arizona's four largest counties are initially nominated by a commission and then chosen by the , as are all appellate court and state supreme court justices . However , unlike the federal court system , Arizona judges face a retention election every four years . In these , judges do not face an but rather , voters decide whether the judge should in office . Voters are helped in this process through the work of the Commission on Performance Review ( JPR ) . The JPR Commission uses a two - part . One part is designed to help judges set goals to improve their performance , and the other is to evaluate that performance . The JPR Commission issues surveys to litigants , , witnesses , and court . The results of these surveys are used to calculate standards for judicial performance in the areas of legal , integrity , communication skills , judicial temperament , and performance . The results of these surveys are in the Arizona Secretary of State's Voter Information Pamphlet so that it can be studied by voters before the election .