Former Delaware governors and two former state Supreme Court chief justices are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appellate court decision that ruled unconstitutional a judicial appointment process that effectively limits service on the bench to Republicans and Democrats.

The Delaware governor, John Carney, is challenging the ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and this week he won support in friend-of-the-court briefs.

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