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- Possible impeachment vote of Thomas Porteous by the full United States House of Representatives.
- Henry Adams will retire from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
- Burnie Bridge and Charles Dykman will step down from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
- Lawrence Koontz reaches the mandatory retirement age of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
- Planned special election between Attorneys Karen Powell and Ron Waterman for a seat on the Montana Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of John Warner
Terms end/subject to retention election:
- Sally Adkins of the Maryland Court of Appeals
- Mark Bailey of the Indiana Court of Appeals
- Carol Beier of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Russell Bench of the Utah Court of Appeals
- Daniel Biles of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Michael Bolin of the Alabama Supreme Court (seeking re-election)
- Rebecca White Berch of the Arizona Court of Appeals
- Cale Bradford of the Indiana Court of Appeals
- Edward Thomas Brady of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Harvey Bressler of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- C.C. Bridgewater of the Washington Court of Appeals
- James Brogan of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Elaine Brown of the Indiana Court of Appeals
- Tommy Bryan of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
- Michael Buser of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Ann Calabria of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Charles Canady of the Florida Supreme Court
- Nancy Caplinger of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Donna Carr of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Celia Castillo of the New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Charles Chapel of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
- Ming Chin of the California Supreme Court
- William Connolly of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- James Davis of the Utah Court of Appeals
- Christopher Dietzen of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Gene Donofrio of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Mary Donovan of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Ann Dyke of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Rick Elmore of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Mike Fain of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Shelia Farmer of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Walter Felton of the Virginia Court of Appeals
- Thomas Fitzgerald of the Illinois Supreme Court
- Charles Freeman of the Illinois Supreme Court
- Martha Geer of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- John Gemmill of the Arizona Court of Appeals
- Ronald George of the California Supreme Court
- John Gerrard of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- Henry Green of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Kenneth Grosse of the Washington Court of Appeals
- Philip Hall of the Arizona Court of Appeals
- James Hardesty of the Nevada Supreme Court
- Rudolph Hargrave of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Glenn Harrell of the Maryland Court of Appeals
- Michael Heavican of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- Stephen Hill of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Bernette Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court
- James Johnson of the Washington Supreme Court
- Carol Ronning Kapsner of the North Dakota Supreme Court
- Michael Keasler of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- Mary Kilbane of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Thomas Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court
- Peter Krauser of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Jorge Labarga of the Florida Supreme Court
- William Leaphart of the Montana Supreme Court
- Marla Luckert of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Barbara Madsen of the Washington Supreme Court
- Eric Magnuson of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Tom Malone of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- David Mannheimer of the Alaska Court of Appeals
- Melissa May of the Indiana Court of Appeals
- Patrick McAnany of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Matthew McFarland of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Carolyn McHugh of the Utah Court of Appeals
- Christine McMonagle of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Helen Meyer of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Lawrence Meyers of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- Carla Moore of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Joseph Murphy of the Maryland Court of Appeals
- Lawton Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court
- Terrence O'Donnell of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Gregory Orme of the Utah Court of Appeals
- Alan Page of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Tom Parker of the Alabama Supreme Court (seeking re-election)
- Ron Parraguirre of the Nevada Supreme Court.
- James Perry of the Florida Supreme Court
- Mark Pietrykowski of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Ricky Polston of the Florida Supreme Court
- Stephen Powell of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Margret Robb of the Indiana Court of Appeals
- Richard M. Rogers of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Gary Rulon of the Kansas Court of Appeals
- Richard Sanders of the Washington Supreme Court
- Stephen Shaw of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Paul Short of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
- Stephen Skillman of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
- William Skow of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- Patricia Smith of the Alabama Supreme Court (not seeking re-election)
- Sanford Steelman of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Dennis Sweeney of the Washington Court of Appeals
- Robert Thomas of the Illinois Supreme Court
- William Thorne of the Utah Court of Appeals
- Marywave Van Deren of the Washington Court of Appeals
- Linda Vanzi of the New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Daniel Venters of the Kentucky Supreme Court
- Gayle Vogel of the Iowa Court of Appeals
- Barton Voigt of the Wyoming Supreme Court
- James Welsh of the Missouri Court of Appeals
- Beth Whitmore of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
- H. Bruce Williams of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
- James R. Winchester of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
- Alexander Wright of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- John Wright of the Nebraska Supreme Court
- William W. Young of the Ohio District Courts of Appeal
January
Burnie Bridge and Charles Dykman retire from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
- January: Terence Evans will assume senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- January 1:
- Annabelle Clinton Imber will retire from the Arkansas Supreme Court.
- Joan Orie Melvin takes her seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
- Gerry Alexander retires as Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court.
- Nevada Assembly Bill 496, 2009 takes effect.
- January 3:
- Carlos Moreno's term on the California Supreme Court expires.
- Ming Chin's term on the California Supreme Court expires.
- Ronald George's term on the California Supreme Court expires.
- January 5: Michael E. Wheat sworn in to the Montana Supreme Court.
- January 7: Terence Evans of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals assumes senior status.
- Janaury 10: Judge Vaughn Walker will begin a full jury trial in a federal lawsuit involving the legality of California Proposition 8.
- January 11:
- Barbara Madsen sworn in as chief justice of the Washington Supreme Court.
- David I. Rupp appointed to the New Mexico Twelfth Judicial District Court.
- January 12: The State of New York Court of Appeals will hear three cases regarding judicial pay in New York.
- January 15:
- Primary election for the Nevada Supreme Court and Nevada District Courts
- Federal judge Florence-Marie Cooper passed away.
- January 21: Joe Marczyk's first term on the New Jersey Superior Courts ends.
- January 25: Horace Gilmore passed away.
- January 28: J. Leyburn Mosby, Jr. retired from the Lynchburg Circuit Court, Virginia.
- January 31:
- Term ends for Cynthia Kinser of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
- Two new district judgeships must have an appointment from the Governor in North Dakota. See New judgeships authorized.
February
- February 1:
- Glen Williams retired from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
- Abdul Kallon sworn in to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
- Blanche Manning assumed senior status on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- February 2nd: Primary election for Illinois Supreme Court and Illinois Appellate Court
- February 4:
- Elizabeth Erny Foote nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- Mark Goldsmith nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Marc Thomas Treadwell nominated to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- Josephine S. Tucker nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- February 5: Lawrence Reifurth confirmed to the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
- February 6: Louisiana judicial elections - District Court
- February 9th:
- The Western District of Wisconsin will begin hearing arguments in the case of Wisconsin Newspaper Association, et.al v. Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.[1]
- Joseph Greenaway confirmed to the Third Circuit.
- February 12: Allan Kornblum, magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, died.
- February 15: Karen Eady-Williams was appointed to the North Carolina 26th Judicial District.
- February 16: Spring Primary in Wisconsin
- Michael Hawkins of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals assumes senior status.
- February 19: Ruling on the Tamra Gormley misconduct hearing is due from the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission.
- February 27: Rawles Jones, Jr.'s term on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ends.
- February 28:
- Charles Chapel retires from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Joseph C. Breinholt retires from the Utah Sixth Judicial District.
March
Sentencing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for Monica Conyers, the wife of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers.
- March 1:
- Daniel Sanchez of the New Mexico First Judicial District Court retires.
- Joe McDade will assume senior status on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
- March 2:
- Oral Arguments begin in the Supreme Court of the United States for McDonald v. City of Chicago. This in regards to the City of Chicago's handgun ban.
- Primary election for Texas Court of Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court.
- Judicial election in the El Paso County Court, Texas.
- Municipal elections in New Mexico.
- March 4: William Conley confirmed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
- March 5: Rhynette Hurd was appointed to the Thirtieth Judicial District, Tennessee.
- March 11: Lawrence Reifurth assumed office on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals.
- March 17: O. Rogeriee Thompson confirmed to the First Circuit.
- March 19:
- March 26:
- Federal district judge Franklin Burgess passed away.
- March 27:
- March 30:
- Ronald Moon of the Hawaii Supreme Court reaches the age of mandatory retirement.
- March 31: James Loken stepping down as Chief Judge of the Eighth Circuit. He will be succeeded by William Riley.
April
- Gary Sherman will be sworn into the District IV Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
- April 2: Thomas Moyer, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, died.
- April 5: Jerry Elliott, of the Kansas Court of Appeals, died.
- April 6:
- April 16:
- Henry Jones, Jr. to retire from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
- April 20:
- Marisa Demeo confirmed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- April 21:
- Thomas Vanaskie confirmed to the Third Circuit.
- April 22:
- Denny Chin confirmed to the Second Circuit.
- April 28:
- Wilbur Owens of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia passed away.
- Gilbert V. Indeglia sworn into the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
- April 30:
- David Hornby to assume senior status on the United States District Court for the District of Maine.
- Andre Davis sworn in to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
May
- May 1:
- Kip Leonard will retire from the Lane County Circuit Court, Oregon.
- Mary Briscoe became chief judge of the Tenth Circuit.
- May 2:
- Ann Aldrich of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio passed away.
- May 3:
- Eric Brown sworn in as chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
- Lisa Worswick takes office on the Washington Court of Appeals.
- May 4:
- May 5:
- Nancy D. Freudenthal of the District of Wyoming was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
- Gloria M. Navarro confirmed to the District of Nevada.
- D.P. Marshall confirmed to the Eastern District of Arkansas.
- May 7: Timothy C. Day appointed to the Wyoming Ninth District Court
- May 8: Thomas Lyons, of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, died.
- May 10:
- Elena Kagan nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States.
- May 11:
- May 13:
- David Stras appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
- May 15: Michael Wilkins retires from the Utah Supreme Court.
- May 16: William E. Pitt retires from the Tooele County Justice Court, (Utah Third Judicial District)
- May 18:
- Arkansas Supreme Court elections.
- Kentucky Judicial Primary.
- Vote by mail deadline for the Oregon Supreme Court primary election. NOTE: Oregon conducts all elections by postal mail.
- Simeon Acoba's term on the Hawaii Supreme Court ends.
- May 20: John Wallace's term on the New Jersey Supreme Court ends.
- May 21: Richard L. Burgess, Mahoning County probate court chief magistrate, retired.
- May 25: Edward Davis, formerly of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, passed away.
- May 31: Nancy J. Guthrie retires from the Wyoming Ninth District Court.
June
- Ben Joseph of the Grand Isle County Vermont Family Court will retire.
- June 1:
- Primary Election for the Alabama Supreme Court.
- Christine Vertefeuille retires from the Connecticut Supreme Court.
- James Robertson retired from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
- Nancy D. Freudenthal sworn in to the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.
- June 3:
- Trial begins for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
- Vermont Governor Douglas signed the bill H.470 into law, providing for a massive restructuring of the Vermont court system.
- June 7:
- Lucy H. Koh confirmed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- Audrey Fleissig confirmed to the the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
- Jane Magnus-Stinson confirmed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
- June 8: Primary Elections for the Montana courts, Nevada courts, North Dakota courts and the Superior Court of San Francisco.
- June 9: Mary Tabor sworn in to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
- June 12: Andrew Kleinfeld will assume senior status on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- June 14: Paul Gutman, of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, died.
- June 15:
- Elizabeth Erny Foote was confirmed by the Senate for a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
- Brian Jackson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
- Tanya Walton Pratt was confirmed by the Senate to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
- June 16: Utah Senate hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Thomas Rex Lee.
- June 17:
- James E. Boasberg and Amy B. Jackson nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
- Sue Myerscough nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
- June 20:
- Judge Harriet O'Neill will retire from the Texas Supreme Court.
- Marc Thomas Treadwell was confirmed by the Senate for appointment to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
- June 21:
- Debra Lehrmann will take her seat on the Texas Supreme Court.
- Former Hawaii Supreme Court justice William S. Richardson passed away.
- Mark Goldsmith confirmed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
- Marc Thomas Treadwell confirmed to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
- Josephine S. Tucker confirmed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- June 23: Thomas Rex Lee confimed by Utah Senate to the Utah Supreme Court.
- June 24: Ann Frick was sworn-in as judge on the Colorado Second Judicial District Court.
- June 28: Gary Feinerman confirmed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- June 30:
- James L. Beesley retires from the Utah Second Judicial District (Harrisville Justice Court).
- John P. Colton retires from the Tennessee 30th Judicial District Criminal Court.
- G. Mallon Faircloth retires from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
- Aaron Goodstein retires from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
- Eric Magnuson steps down from the Minnesota Supreme Court.
- Barton Voigt's term as Chief Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court ends.
July
- Early July:-The Supreme Court of the United States will announce its ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago. This is regarding the City of Chicago's ban on handguns.
- Wallace Jewell, of the Montana 1st Judicial District Court, will retire.
- Alan Gold, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, assumed senior status.
- July 1:
- The Montgomery County Court in Ohio will be replaced by an expanded Montgomery County Municipal Court.
- Marilyn Kite will become chief justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
- Joel T. Marker was sworn-in to the United States bankruptcy court, District of Utah.
- Norman Moon to assume senior status on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
- Robert Henry stepping down from the Tenth Circuit.
- Norman Davis becomes the presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona.
- Charles Canady takes office as chief judge of the Florida Supreme Court, succeeding Peggy Quince.
- Ken Wynne took his seat on the Alcovy Judicial Circuit in Georgia.
- July 2nd: J. B. Allen, Jr. retired from the North Carolina 15A Judicial District Court.
- July 5th: Linton D. Lewis retired from the Perry County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio.
- July 9th: Kathleen Stilling was appointed to the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Wisconsin.
- July 12th:
- David Stansbury will take his seat on the Licking County Municipal Court, Ohio.
- Sharon Coleman was confirmed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- July 13th: Primary Run-Off election if necessary for the Alabama Supreme Court.
- July 14th:
- Victoria F. Nourse nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- Marco A. Hernandez and Michael H. Simon appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
- Beryl A. Howell appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
- Diana Saldaña appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
- July 16th:
- Gary Langhoff retires from the Sheboygan County Circuit Court in Wisconsin.
- Phil Campbell resigns from the Van Wert County Municipal Court, Ohio
- July 19th: Thomas Rex Lee sworn-in to the Utah Supreme Court.
- July 21st:
- Charles Day nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
- Kathleen M. Williams nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
- July 22nd: Robert Echols will retire from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
- July 28th:
- Marina Marmolejo nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
- Maria Elizabeth Raffinan nominated to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- July 31:
- Joan Kessler's term on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals expires.
- Robert Downing retires from the Louisiana Court of Appeal First Circuit
- Joseph Farnan of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware retires.
August
- A special election will be held to fill a seat on the Eleventh Judicial District, Tennessee.
- Stanley Birch will retire from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
- James Rosenbaum will retire from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
- August 1: Jeanne Scott will assume senior status on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
- August 2: Brendan A. Maher will take seat on the Illinois Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court.
- August 3:
- Primary election for the Michigan Judicial Elections and the Kansas Judicial Elections.
- August 5: Tennessee general election for county-level judgeships.
- August 6: Michael D. Ryan steps down from the Arizona Supreme Court.
- August 10:
- August 17:
- Primary election for the Wyoming Judicial Elections.
- Primary election for the Washington Judicial Elections.
- August 29: Neal Q. Rielly retires from the Spokane County Superior Court, Washington.
- August 31
- W. Terry Ruckriegle retires from the Colorado Third Judicial District.
- Patricia McMahon retires from the Milwaukee County Wisconsin Circuit Court.
September
- September 1:
- Judge Georgia Dawson will retire from the North Dakota East Central Judicial District
- Reed Parkin joins the Orem City Justice Court
- September 14:
- September 30:
- Theodore Boehm stepping down from the Indiana Supreme Court.
October
- October 1: Daniel Foley's term on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals ends.
- October 2: Louisiana judicial elections - Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
November
- Jerome Friedman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia will assume senior status.
- Cynthia M. Hartman will step down from the Larimer County Court, Colorado.
- November 1: Tanja K. Manrique will retire from the Minnesota Fourth Judicial District.
- November 2:
- General Election Day
- Possible election in Missouri to eliminate the Missouri Plan and replace it with judicial elections.
- Michael Bolin and Tom Parker of the Alabama Supreme Court face re-election. There will be one open seat as Patricia Smith will not for re-election in 2010.
- Roger Burdick and Jim Jones of the Idaho Supreme Court face re-election.
- Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald and Associate Justices Robert Thomas, Charles Freeman, and Thomas Kilbride of the Illinois Supreme Court face re-election.
- Daniel Venters of the Kentucky Supreme Court faces re-election.
- Bernette Johnson of the Louisiana Supreme Court faces re-election.
- Elizabeth Weaver and Robert Young of the Michigan Supreme Court face re-election.
- Chief Justice Eric Magnuson and Associate Justices Alan Page, Helen Meyer, and Christopher Dietzen of the Minnesota Supreme Court face re-election
- William Leaphart of the Montana Supreme Court faces re-election.
- Edward Thomas Brady of the North Carolina Supreme Court faces re-election.
- Carol Ronning Kapsner of the North Dakota Supreme Court faces re-election.
- Chief Justice Thomas Moyer and Associate Justices Paul Pfeifer, Judith Ann Lanzinger face re-election on the Ohio Supreme Court.
- W. Michael Gillette and Rives Kistler of the Oregon Supreme Court face re-election.
- Harriet O'Neill, Paul Green, and Eva Guzman of the Texas Supreme Court face re-election.
- Associate Justices James Johnson, Richard Sanders and Barbara Madsen of the Washington Supreme Court face re-election. The seat vacated by outgoing Chief Justice Gerry Alexander is an open seat.
- Retention vote for James Lambden of the California First District Court of Appeal.
- Retention vote for Orville Armstrong and Paul Coffee of the California Second District Court of Appeal.
- Retention vote for Harry Hull and George Nicholson of the California Third District Court of Appeal.
- Retention vote for Barton Gaut and William Bedsworth of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal.
- Retention vote for James Ardaiz, Bert Levy and Steven Vartabedian of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal.
- Retention vote for Glenn Adams of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
- Retention vote for Daniel Barker, Lawrence Winthrop of the Arizona Court of Appeals.
- Retention vote for Robert Fillmore of the Texas Court of Appeals.
- Retention vote for Larry Joplin Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
- Retention vote for Sharon Lee of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
- Retention vote for Bay Mitchell of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals.
- Retention vote for Zel Fischer of the Missouri Supreme Court.
- G. Michael Prall will retire from the Illinois Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court.
- November 15: Alice Senechal's term on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota expires.
- November 30:
- Mary Mullarkey stepping down from the Colorado Supreme Court.
- John Broderick stepping down from the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
December
- December 1: Thomas Moyer and Judith Ann Lanzinger's terms on the Ohio Supreme Court expire.
- December 3:
- Terms expire for Joseph Gordon and Shelvin Louise Marie Hall of the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
- Terms expire for John Bowman and Jack O'Malley of the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
- Term expires for Mary McDade of the Illinois Third District Appellate Court.
- Term expires for Thomas Welch of the Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court.
- December 5:
- Term expires for Bertina E. Lampkin of the Illinois First District Appellate Court.
- Term expires for Kathryn Zenoff of the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
- Term expires for Carol Pope of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court.
- December 6: Term expires for Mary Seminara-Schostok of the Illinois Second District Appellate Court.
- December 31:
- Term expires for Harris Adams of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for David Baker, Michael Streit and Marsha Ternus of the Iowa Supreme Court.
- Term expires for Anne Barnes of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Robert Barney of the Missouri Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Debra Bernes of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Don Burrell of the Missouri Court of Appeals
- Term expires for Paul Green of the Texas Supreme Court.
- Term expires for Mary Kathryn Hoff of the Missouri Court of Appeals
- Term expires for Victor Howard of the Missouri Court of Appeals
- Term expires for Cheryl Johnson of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
- Term expires for Edward Johnson of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Judith Ann Lanzinger of the Ohio Supreme Court.
- Term expires for N. Kent Lawrence of the Clarke County State Court, Georgia.
- Term expires for William Leaphart of the Montana Supreme Court.
- Term expires for Petra Jimenez Maes of the New Mexico Supreme Court.
- Yvette Miller's term as Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals expires.
- Term expires for Thomas Moyer of the Ohio Supreme Court.
- Term expires for Harriet O'Neill of the Texas Supreme Court; she will not seek re-election.
- Term expires for Robert O. Wefald of the North Dakota South Central Judicial District and he retires.
- Elana Cunningham Wills's appointment to the Arkansas Supreme Court expires.
- Term expires for Evelyn Keyes and Sherry Radack of the Texas First District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Anne Gardner of the Texas Second District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Jan Patterson of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Sandee Marion of the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Michael O'Neill and Carolyn Wright of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Josh Morriss of the Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for James Campbell of the Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Charles Kreger of the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Felipe Reyna of the Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Terry McCall of the Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Brian Hoyle of the Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Linda Yanez of the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals.
- Term expires for Eva Guzman and Leslie Yates of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals.
