Tag: state supreme court
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State supreme court vacancy count for February 2025
In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from February 1 to February 28, 2025. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: Two chief justices announced their intentions to retire later this year. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice…
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State supreme court vacancy count for January 2025
In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from December 31, 2024, to January 31, 2025. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: Since last month’s state supreme court vacancy count, two justices have stepped down before their…
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Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025
Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are running for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 1, 2025. Incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, one of the court’s liberal members, is retiring. The filing deadline was Jan. 7, 2025. The primary scheduled for February 18, 2025, was canceled after only two candidates filed to…
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Ballotpedia releases the state supreme court vacancies count for 2024
Twenty state supreme court justices vacated their seats before their term was scheduled to end in 2024. Of the 20 vacancies, 17 were caused by justices retiring, and three were caused by justices ascending to the chief justice position of the court. This is the first year since Ballotpedia started tracking state supreme court vacancies…
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State supreme court vacancy count for December 2024
In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from December 1 to December 30, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: Following an unsuccessful November 2024 retention election, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger announced she would retire on December 1, 2024.…
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More state supreme court incumbents lost in 2024 elections than any year since at least 2008
In 2024, 82 state supreme court seats were up for election. Incumbents ran for re-election in 70 races (85%). Incumbents won re-election in 62 races and lost in eight others. This figure marked the highest total number of losses in a single year since in 2008, and tied 2008 for the lowest total percentage of…
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State supreme court vacancy count for November 2024
In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from November 2, 2024, to November 30, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: No justices retired from office or announced an upcoming retirement during November 2024. Candidates nominated,…
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State supreme court vacancy count for October 2024
In this month’s state supreme court vacancy update, Ballotpedia tracked announced retirements, nominations, appointments, confirmations, and the swearing-in of justices from October 1, 2024, to November 1, 2024. Ballotpedia tracks court vacancies in all 52 state supreme courts. Announced retirements: In October 2024, one justice resigned. Robert Brutinel stepped down from the Arizona Supreme Court…
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Democrats and Republicans endorse competing candidates in Kentucky’s nonpartisan Supreme Court election
Pamela R. Goodwine and Erin Izzo are running in the general election for the Kentucky Supreme Court 5th District on Nov. 5. Kentucky is one of 13 states to elect state supreme court judges in nonpartisan elections. Goodwine and Izzo are running to replace retiring incumbent Chief Justice Laurance VanMeter. The winner will not replace…
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Four candidates running in Michigan’s Supreme Court elections on Nov. 5
Four candidates are running in two general elections for Michigan’s Supreme Court on November 5. Andrew Fink and Kimberly Thomas are running for a full eight-year term. Incumbent David Viviano (R) is not running for re-election. Incumbent Kyra Harris Bolden and Patrick W. O’Grady are running in a special election. Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) appointed Harris Bolden in November 2022. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Bridget Mary McCormack’s term, which…