It is a little more complicated than voting. As near as I can tell the judges in Virgina are elected to the post by other judges.
This is another example of a ruling by this crackpot judge. The judge gave a man who killed his bother a year in jail and he had the option of serving that on work release:
Parker sentenced Randolph to 10 years in the penitentiary with all but 12 months in jail suspended. He could serve that on work release, said Parker, who said he hoped Randolph would be able to get back the job he had lost at Falcon Cable pending the outcome of the trial.