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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 .