Local trial court judicial elections, 2021
From Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia provides coverage of local trial court elections for judges whose jurisdictions overlap with America's 100 largest cities by population. This information is sorted by election type.
As of 2021, local trial court judges were elected in 26 states, with eight states using partisan elections and 18 states using nonpartisan elections.[1] In 11 other states, at least some of the local judges were elected, with others being selected through assisted appointment, legislative elections, or gubernatorial appointments with advice and consent. Ten states only used assisted appointment, while three states only used legislative elections or gubernatorial appointments.
Use the dropdown menus in the tool to the right in order to find information about local trial court elections in your state in 2021. Click here for information about state supreme court elections in 2021, and click here for information about state intermediate appellate court elections.
The map below highlights states where local court elections took place in one of America's largest 100 cities in 2021.
Elections
Click the tabs below to view local trial court judicial elections held in one of America's largest 100 cities as of 2021 organized by election type.
Partisan
Louisiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Nonpartisan
Ohio
Washington
Wisconsin
Retention
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Analysis of local elections
In 2021, Ballotpedia covered elections for mayor, city council, and all other city officials in the 100 largest cities by population in the United States, as well as elections for county officials whose jurisdictions overlapped with those cities.
Past elections
2020 elections
In 2020, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population.
The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.
2019 elections
In 2019, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population.
The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.
2018 elections
In 2018, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population. In total, 825 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
The map below displays the municipal elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2018. Note that not every municipal election in 2018 included local trial court elections.
2017 elections
In 2017, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across seven states. In total, 494 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
The map below highlights those states with local trial court judicial elections in 2017:
2016 elections
In 2016, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across 39 states. In total, 3,723 seats were up for election across general and limited jurisdiction trial courts.
The map below highlights states with local trial court judicial elections in 2016:
See also
- Local courts portal
- Judicial selection in the states
- Judicial elections
- Local courts by county
- State supreme court elections, 2021
- State intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
- Judicial recalls
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia used nonpartisan elections for all local judicial positions except probate court, so it was counted as one of the 18 nonpartisan states.
