The statement, "Qualified individuals seeking to become judges can become so by partisan election, nonpartisan election, merit selection, gubernatorial appointment, or legislative selection" is true .
Explanation:
The method of selecting the judges is called The Missouri Plan. In the year 1940 the selection judges are first initiated through this merit plan. This plan is initially called as Missouri Nonpartisan Court plan and it is also known as merit plan.
All the states of America started following this method since it encompass lot of transparency in the selection of judges. The President will nominate the federal judges as per the constitution and it will be confirmed by the senate members.
Methods of judicial selection includes 5 main methods namely,
- Partisan election
- Nonpartisan election
- Merit selection
- Gubernatorial appointment
- Legislative selection