Judges are rated on a scale of 1-10 — 10 being best.
“Yes” means vote for the person, “no” means we do not recommend.
Alabama
Supreme Court Place 1: Greg Shaw (Uncontested) Yes
Alaska
Alaska Intermediate Appellate Court; Retention Election
Tracey Wollenberg – Rating 3
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a No Vote for Tracy Wollenberg
Alaska Supreme Court; Retention Election
Susan Carney – No rating 4
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a No Vote for Susan Carney
Arizona
Arkansas
California Please see by county races. Here
Colorado
Colorado Intermediate Appellate Court; Retention Election
Daniel Taubman – No rating 3
John Webb – Yes rating 8
Craig Welling – No rating 4
Ted C. Tow – No rating 3
The election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend No Votes for Taubman, Welling, and Tow who have been appointed by Democratic governors. Recommend a Yes Vote for Webb
Colorado Supreme Court; Retention Election
Melissa Hart – rating 2
Carlos Armando Samour Jr. – rating 3
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend No Votes for both candidates.
Connecticut
No current elections.
Delaware
No current elections.
Florida
Florida First District Court of Appeal; Retention Election
Joeseph Lewis – Yes rating 7
Scott D. Maker – Yes rating 8
Timothy D. Osterhaus – Yes rating 8
L. Clayton Roberts – Yes rating 7
Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal; Retention Election
Kerry Evander – Yes rating 8
Jamie Rutland Grosshans – Yes rating 7
John M. Harris – Yes rating 7
Richard Orfinger – Yes rating 4
Meredith Sasso – Yes rating 7
Frederic Rand Wallis – Yes rating 7
Retention election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for all of the candidates.
Florida Third District Court of Appeals; Retention Election
Monica Gordo – Yes rating 9
Eric Hendon – Yes rating 8
Fleur J. Lobree – Yes rating 8
Thomas W. Logue – No rating 5
Bronwyn C. Miller – Yes rating 7
Vance Salter – Yes rating 7
Florida Supreme Court; Retention Election
Carlos Muniz – Yes rating 8
Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal; Retention Election
Alan O. Forst – Yes rating 7
Mark W. Klingensmith – Yes rating 8
Martha Warner – Yes rating 7
Florida Second District Court f Appeal; Retention Election
J. Andrew Atkinson – Yes rating 8
Morris Silberman – Yes rating 8
Daniel H. Sleet Yes rating 7
Andrea Teves Smith – Yes rating 7
Georgia
Elections took place on May 16, 2020.
Hawaii
No current elections.
Idaho
No current elections.
Illinois
No current elections.
Indiana
No current elections.
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court; Retention Election
Susan Christensen – Yes rating 7
Edward Mansfield – Yes rating 8
Christopher McDonald – Yes rating 8
Thomas Waterman – Yes rating 9
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for all candidates.
Iowa Intermediate Appellate Court; Retention Election
Thomas N. Bower
Sharon Soorholtz Greer
David May
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for all of the candidates.
Kansas
No current elections.
Kentucky
Primary for Kentucky Supreme Court; 7th District (May 19th)
Samuel T. Wright (nonpartisan)
Robert Conley (nonpartisan) (won primary)
Chris Harris (nonpartisan)
Recommendation: Recommend Robert Conley — Yes.
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Maryland Court of Appeals; Retention Election
Mary Ellen Barbera – No rating 3
Brynja McDivitt Booth – Yes rating 5
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation:
Mary Ellen Barbera: Recommend a No Vote
Massachusetts
No current elections.
Michigan
No current elections.
Minnesota
No current elections.
Mississippi
No current elections.
Missouri
No current elections.
Montana
No current elections.
Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court; retention election
Jeffrey Funke – Yes rating 8
Lindsey Miller-Lerman – No rating 5
Nebraska Intermediate Appellate Court; Retention Election
David Arterburn – Yes rating 7
Michael Pirtle – Yes rating 7
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for both candidates.
Nevada
General Election for Nevada Court of Appeals
Bonnie Bulla (nonpartisan) – rating 3
Susan Bush (nonpartisan) – rating 6
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Both candidates are Democrats. Recommend Susan Bush as the lesser of evils.
New Hampshire
No current elections.
New Jersey
No current elections.
New Mexico
Appellate Court; State of New Mexico; Retention Election
Zachary Ives – No rating 4
New York
No current elections.
North Carolina
Appellate Court; State seat 13
Christopher Brook – rating 3
Jefferson Griffin – rating 6
Appellate Court; State seat 5
Lora Cubbage – rating 4
Willie Fred Gore – rating 7
Appellate Court Seat rating 4
Tricia Shields – rating 6
April C. Wood – rating 9
Supreme Court; Seat 1 Chief Justice
Cheri Beasley – rating 5
Paul Martin Newby – rating 9
Supreme Court; North Carolina, Seat 4
Mark A. Davis – rating 3
Tamera Barringer – rating 8
Appellate Court; State of North Carolina; Seat 7
Reuben Young – rating 3
Jeffery Carpenter – rating 7
Appellate Court; State of North Carolina; Seat 6
Gray Styers – rating 5
Chris Dillion – rating 8
Elections November 3rd.
North Dakota
No current elections.
Ohio
Ohio Intermediate Appellate Court, District 12, Headen’s Seat, Republican Primary Candidates
Mary Lynn Birck (Republican) – rating 7
Matthew Byrne (Republican) – rating 8
Bill Coley (Republican) – rating 7
Noah E. Powers II (Republican) – rating 7
Recommendation: Recommend Matthew Byrne.
Ohio Intermediate Appellate Court, District 8, Headen’s Seat, Democratic Primary Candidates
Lisa Forbes (Democrat) – rating 3
Alyson Monroe Brown (Democrat) – rating 4
Gabriella Rosalina (Democrat) – rating 3
James W. Satola (Democrat) – rating 5
Recommendation: Recommend James W. Satola as the lesser of evils.
Ohio Intermediate Appellate Court, District 8, Blackmon’s Seat, Democratic Primary Candidates
Hugh Carlin (Democrat) – rating 7
Emanuella Groves (Democrat) – rating 3
Denise Nancy Rini (Democrat) – rating 5
Gayle Williams-Byers (Democrat) – rating 4
Recommendation: Recommend Hugh Carlin.
Ohio Intermediate Appellate Court, District 2, Republican Primary Candidates
Chris Epley (Republican) – rating 6
Jeff Rezabek (Republican) – rating 7
Recommendation: Recommend Jeff Rezabek.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Intermediate Appellate Court; Retention Election
Deborah Barnes – No rating 2
Keith Rapp – No rating 3
Jane Wiseman – No rating 2
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a No Vote for all candidates.
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; Retention Election
Gary Lumpkin – Yes rating 7
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for Gary Lumpkin.
Oklahoma Supreme Court; Retention Election
Tom Colbert – Yes rating 6
Richard Darby – Yes rating 7
M. John Kane IV Yes rating 7
Dustin Rowe – Yes rating 8
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for all four candidates.
Oregon
No current elections.
Pennsylvania
No current elections.
Rhode Island
No current elections.
South Carolina
No current elections.
South Dakota
South Dakota Supreme Court; Retention Election
Steven Jensen – Yes rating 6
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for Steven Jensen.
Tennessee
Appellate Court; State of Tennessee; Retention Election
Carma Dennia McGee – rating 9
Texas
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: 9 Justices, Statewide, Based in Austin
Chief Justice: Amy Clark Meachum (D) v. Nathan Hecht* (R)
Place 6: Kathy Cheng (D) v. Jane Bland* (R)
Place 7: Staci Williams (D) v. Jeff Boyd* (R)
Place 8: Gisela Triana (D) v. Brett Busby* (R)
TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: 9 Justices, Statewide, Based in Austin
Place 3: Elizabeth D. Frizell (D) v. Bert Richardson* (R)
Place 4: Tina Clinton (D) v. Kevin Patrick Yeary* (R)
Place 9: Brandon T. Birmingham (D) v. David Newell* (R)
1st Court of Appeals: 9 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Houston
Concurrent Jurisdiction with 14th Court
Place 3: Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) v. Russell Lloyd* (R)
Place 5 OPEN SEAT: Amparo M. Guerra (D) v. James Lombardino (R), Terry Adams (R) (REPUBLICAN RUNOFF)
2nd Court of Appeals: 7 Justices, 12 Counties, Based in Fort Worth
Place 2: Dana Womack* (R)
Place 6: Delonia A. Watson (D) v. Mike Wallach* (R)
Place 7 OPEN SEAT: Elizabeth Beach (R) v Brian K. Walker (R) (REPUBLICAN RUNOFF)
3rd Court of Appeals: 6 Justices, 24 Counties, Based in Austin
Chief Justice: Darlene Byrne (D) v. Jeff Rose* (R)
4th Court of Appeals: 7 Justices, 32 Counties, Based in San Antonio
Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Rebeca C. Martinez (D) v. Renee A. Yanta (R)
5th Court of Appeals: 13 Justices, 6 Counties, Based in Dallas
Place 3: Bonnie Goldstein (D) v. David Evans* (R)
Place 6: Stephen Craig Smith (D) v. David L. Bridges* (R)
Place 8: Dennise Garcia (D) v. Bill Whitehill* (R)
6th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 19 Counties, Based in Texarkana
Place 3: Ralph K. Burgess* (R)
7th Court of Appeals: 4 Justices, 32 Counties, Based in Amarillo
Chief Justice: Brian Quinn* (R)
Place 4: Steven M. Denny (R)
8th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 18 Counties, Based in El Paso
Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Yvonne T. Rodriguez (D) v. Jeff Alley* (R)
9th Court of Appeals: 4 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Beaumont
Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Jay M. Wright (R) v William “Scott” Golemon (R) (REPUBLICAN RUNOFF)
10th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 18 Counties, Based in Waco
Place 2 OPEN SEAT: Matt Johnson (R)
Place 3: John Neill* (R)
11th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 28 Counties, Based in Eastland
Place 2 OPEN SEAT: W. Bruce Williams (R)
Place 3 OPEN SEAT: W. Stacy Trotter (R)
12th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 17 Counties, Based in Tyler
Chief Justice: James T. (Jim) Worthen* (R)
13th Court of Appeals: 6 Justices, 20 Counties, Based in Corpus Christi & Edinburg
Place 4: Migdalia Lopez (D) v. Jaime Tijerina* (R)
Place 6: Nereida Lopez-Singleterry (D) v. Clarissa Silva (R)
14th Court of Appeals: 9 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Houston
Concurrent Jurisdiction with 1st Court
Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Jane Robinson (D) v. Tracy Christopher (R)
Place 7: Tamika Craft (D) v Cheri Thomas (D) v. Ken Wise* (R) (DEMOCRATIC RUNOFF)
Utah
Utah Intermediate Appellate Court; Retention Election (November 3rd, 2020)
Michele Christiansen – Yes rating 8
Diana Hagen – Yes rating 7
Ryan M. Harris – Yes rating 7
David Mortensen – Yes rating 6
Gregory Orme – Yes rating 8
Jill Pohlman – Yes rating 7
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for all candidates.
Utah Supreme Court; Retention Election
John A. Pearce –
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for John Pearce.
Intermediate Appellate Court, Retention Election: (Nov 3rd) Yes vote for all candidates.
Vermont
No current elections.
Virginia
No current elections.
Washington
No current elections.
West Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals
Tim Armstead – rating 8
David W. Hummel Jr. – rating 4
Richard Neely – rating 5
Wisconsin
General Election for Wisconsin Court of Appeals; District II
Paul Bugenhagen Jr. (nonpartisan) – rating 7
Lisa Neubauer (nonpartisan) – rating 4
Election takes place on April 7.
Recommendation: Recommend yes Paul Bugenhagen Jr.
General Election for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Daniel Kelly (incumbent) – rating 7
Jill Karofsky – rating 3
Recommendation: Recommend Daniel Kelly.
Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court; Retention Election
Lynne Boomgaarden – Yes rating 7
Kari Gray – Yes rating 7
Election takes place on November 3.
Recommendation: Recommend a Yes Vote for both candidates.