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Summary: In order to become a circuit court judge, a person generally will have to be appointed by the governor of the state. Run for election to earn the post of a circuit court judge with help from a certified family mediator in this free video on circuit court judges.
Robert Todd is the managing partner and president of Robert M. Todd, P.A. and Family Law Solutions. He is a certified family mediator and Florida Supreme Court-certified civil...read more
"You are interested in becoming a circuit court judge. Hello, I'm Robert Todd and I'm here to answer the question, "How to become a circuit court judge?" Well, this is going to vary from state to state because each state has its own requirements for its judges. But generally speaking, to become a circuit court judge, you either have to be appointed by the governor of your state or you have to run for election to a post of circuit court judge; one of those two mechanisms. And depending on the state in which you live and in which you would like to become a circuit court judge, there are going to be requirements of what a circuit court judge must have in the way; the education, whether they have to have a license to practice law in your particular state; whether they have to have then license to practice law for a requisite number of years for a date certain and so forth and so on. But generally speaking, to become a circuit court judge in any one of the fifty states, you're either going to have to be appointed by a governor or you're going to have to win an election. I'm Robert Todd and thank you for watching."
eHow Article: How to Become Circuit Court Judge