Judgepedia's Supreme Weekly: The States

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Supreme Weekly: The States was a weekly article on Judgepedia from January 13, 2011 to February 9, 2012. In it, Judgepedia covered weekly events affecting the state Supreme Courts, including retirements, appointments, vacancies, or interesting pieces of news. As of February 2012, this page still acts as a hub for comparative data on the state Supreme Courts.

Comparing the courts

Court Number of Justices Term Impending retirements/Vacancies Political composition of court (D/I/R)
Alabama Supreme Court 9 6 years 0/9
Alaska Supreme Court 5 10 years N/A
Arizona Supreme Court 5 6 years 2/3
Arkansas Supreme Court 7 8 years N/A
California Supreme Court 7 12 years N/A
Colorado Supreme Court 7 10 years N/A
Connecticut Supreme Court 7 8 years N/A
Delaware Supreme Court 5 12 years N/A
Florida Supreme Court 7 6 years N/A
Georgia Supreme Court 7 6 years (George Carley has announced his retirement from the court, effective in July 2012.) N/A
Hawaii Supreme Court 5 10 years N/A
Idaho Supreme Court 5 6 years N/A
Illinois Supreme Court 7 10 years 4/3
Indiana Supreme Court 5 10 years N/A
Iowa Supreme Court 7 8 years N/A
Kansas Supreme Court 7 6 years N/A
Kentucky Supreme Court 7 8 years N/A
Louisiana Supreme Court 7 10 years (Catherine D. Kimball is retiring from the court in January 2013.) 4/3
Maine Supreme Court 7 7 years N/A
Maryland Court of Appeals 7 10 years N/A
Massachusetts Supreme Court 7 Life until 70 N/A
Michigan Supreme Court 7 8 years 3/4
Minnesota Supreme Court 7 6 years (Helen Meyer is retiring from the court on August 10, 2012.) N/A
Mississippi Supreme Court 9 8 years N/A
Missouri Supreme Court 7 12 years N/A
Montana Supreme Court 7 8 years N/A
Nebraska Supreme Court 7 6 years N/A
Nevada Supreme Court 7 6 years N/A
New Hampshire Supreme Court 5 Life until 70 N/A
New Jersey Supreme Court 7 7 years (Phil Kwon and Bruce Harris were appointed to the court in December 2011. Kwon's nomination was rejected the the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee.) N/A
New Mexico Supreme Court 5 8 years 4/1 Independent/0
State of New York Court of Appeals 7 14 years N/A
North Carolina Supreme Court 7 8 years N/A
North Dakota Supreme Court 5 10 years N/A
Ohio Supreme Court 7 6 years 1/6
Oklahoma Supreme Court 9 6 years N/A
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals 5 6 years N/A
Oregon Supreme Court 7 6 years N/A
Pennsylvania Supreme Court 7 10 years 4/3
Rhode Island Supreme Court 5 Life N/A
South Carolina Supreme Court 5 10 years N/A
South Dakota Supreme Court 5 8 years N/A
Tennessee Supreme Court 5 8 years N/A
Texas Supreme Court 9 6 years 0/9
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals 9 6 years 0/8
Utah Supreme Court 5 10 years N/A
Vermont Supreme Court 5 6 years N/A
Virginia Supreme Court 7 12 years N/A
Washington Supreme Court 9 6 years N/A
West Virginia Supreme Court 5 12 years 4/1
Wisconsin Supreme Court 7 10 years N/A
Wyoming Supreme Court 5 8 years N/A


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