Local trial court judicial elections, 2019
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Ballotpedia provides coverage of local trial court elections for judges whose jurisdictions overlap with America's 100 largest cities by population.
As of 2019, 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 upper-right tool in order to find information about local trial court elections in your state. Click here for information about state supreme court elections in 2019, and click here for information about state intermediate appellate court elections.
The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.
Elections by jurisdiction
Partisan elections
The following municipalities held partisan elections for local courts in 2019.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- New York, New York
- Erie County, New York
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Hamilton County, Ohio
- Toledo, Ohio
- King County, Washington
- Dane County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Nonpartisan elections
The following municipalities held nonpartisan elections for local courts in 2019.
Past elections
- See also: 2016 elections, 2017 elections, and 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.
- 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.
- 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.
See also
- Local courts
- Judicial selection in the states
- Judicial elections
- Local courts by county
- State supreme court elections, 2019
- State intermediate appellate court elections, 2019
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia used nonpartisan elections for all local judicial positions except probate court, so it was counted as one of the 18 nonpartisan states.
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