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State of Justice 2025
This report examines the impact of elections and vacancies in 2024 on state supreme courts nationwide. As federal courts continually erode the protection of human rights, states are increasingly positioned to become havens where these rights are preserved, and state supreme courts are playing an ever more significant role in determining which rights are afforded to the residents of their states.
2025 States to Watch
Two states will hold elections for their respective state supreme courts this year.
State courts are the workhorses of our judicial system and hear 95% of all cases filed in the country. These courts are delivering decisions every day impacting voting rights, reproductive health care, education access, LGBTQ+ rights, access to clean air and water, and more. AFJ Action identified critical races in these states for 2025.
Pennsylvania (Coming Soon)
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Important Facts about State Courts
of all lawsuits in the US are filed in state courts.
states will hold State Supreme Court elections in 2025.
state supreme court seats are up for a vote in 2025.
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Voters throughout the country have the critical opportunity to shape their state courts and protect their rights at the ballot box. Stay up to date on what’s happening in your state’s highest court by subscribing to State of Justice, AFJ Action’s bi-weekly newsletter on the latest happenings in state supreme courts.
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Thirty-three states held elections for their respective state supreme courts in 2024. State courts are the workhorses of our judicial system and hear 95% of all cases filed in the country. These courts are delivering decisions every day impacting voting rights, reproductive health care, education access, LGBTQ+ rights, access to clean air and water, and more. AFJ Action identified critical races in these states for 2024.
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In 2024, 32 states held elections for at least one seat on their state’s highest court, with over 80 seats up for a vote across the country. In 2023, AFJ Action’s released first-of-its-kind State of the State Supreme Courts Report which identified the states and judges with elections in the upcoming year.
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Pennsylvania had critical judicial elections in 2023. Seats for Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court, Commonwealth Court, and Superior Court were up for election in 2023. Click the link below to learn more about the stakes of the election.
