Judicial term limits ballot measures

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As a state ballot measure topic, judicial term limits include measures to limit the number of terms that state judges can serve. The topic is grouped within the election policy area.

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• a comprehensive list of ballot measures by year and state.

Upcoming ballot measures

See also: 2026 ballot measures and 2027 ballot measures

The following is a list of state ballot measures related to judicial term limits certified for this year and future elections:

There are no ballot measures related to this topic that have qualified for the ballot.

List of ballot measures

Click the tabs to view state ballot measures related to judicial term limits, organized by year or state.

Year

State

2024

1. Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)

2022

1. Wyoming Constitutional Amendment B, Judicial Retirement Age Measure (2022)

2020

1. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, Terms of Judicial Offices Amendment (2020)

2016

1. Alabama Judicial Retirement Measure, Amendment 1 (March 2016)
2. Pennsylvania Judicial Retirement Age Amendment (2016)

2014

1. Hawaii Mandatory Retirement Age for Justices and Judges, Amendment 3 (2014)

2012

1. Arizona Proposition 115, Judicial Terms, Retirement Age, Commission Membership, and Court Decisions Amendment (2012)

2011

1. Ohio Issue 1, Increase Judicial Retirement Age and Eliminate Governor's Power to Appoint Supreme Court Commission Amendment (2011)

2007

1. Texas Proposition 14, Justice Term and Retirement Age Amendment (2007)

2006

1. Hawaii Mandatory Judicial Retirement Act, Amendment 3 (2006)

2002

1. Mississippi Length of Judicial Terms, Amendment 1 (2002)

2001

1. Pennsylvania Question 2, Judicial Retirement Age Date Amendment (May 2001)

1996

1. Nevada Question 9B, Judicial Term Limits Initiative (1996)

1995

1. Mississippi Term Limits, Initiative 4 (1995)

1994

1. Hawaii Judicial Term Limits, Ballot Measure 7 (1994)
2. Nevada Question 9, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1994)

1977

1. Wisconsin Question 5, Retirement Age for Judges and Justices Amendment (April 1977)

1976

1. Maine Question 2, Judicial Term Limits Amendment (1976)
2. Maryland Selection of Court of Appeals Judges, Question 1 (1976)

1972

1. North Carolina Judicial Mandatory Retirement Age Requirement Amendment (1972)

1968

1. Idaho Retirement, Discipline and Removal of Justices and Judges, HJR 5 (1968)
2. Utah Proposition 5, Permit Legislature to Adopt Statutes for Mandatory Retirement of Judges Amendment (1968)

1966

1. New York Amendment 10, Retired Judges to Serve on Court of Appeals Amendment (1966)
2. New York Amendment 11, Allowing Retired Appellate Court Judges to Become Temporary Judges Amendment (1966)

1965

1. New York Amendment 2, Establishing the Term Length for Justices of Town Courts Amendment (1965)
2. New York Amendment 7, Allowing Former Judges to Join the State Supreme Court Amendment (1965)

1962

1. Maryland Municipal Court of Baltimore, Amendment 9 (1962)

1958

1. North Dakota Terms of State and County Offices, Referendum 3 (1958)

1956

1. Georgia Amendment 7, Judicial Terms of Office Amendment (1956)

1954

1. North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Retirement and Temporary Service Amendment (1954)

1952

1. Washington HJR 6, Judge Retirement Age Amendment (1952)

1938

1. New York Amendment 5, Judiciary Article Amendment (1938)

1932

1. Maryland Judge Retirement Age, Amendment 1 (1932)

1930

1. North Dakota District Court Judges Terms Referendum (1930)
2. North Dakota Supreme Court Judges Term Limits Referendum (1930)

1920

1. Colorado Measure 9, County Judges Terms and Salaries Amendment (1920)
2. Minnesota Terms of Probate Judges, Amendment 2 (1920)

1916

1. Minnesota Terms of Probate Judges, Amendment 8 (1916)

1914

1. Minnesota Terms of Probate Judges, Amendment 6 (1914)

1912

1. North Dakota Supreme Court Term Limits Referendum (1912)

1883

1. Minnesota Amendment 4, Establishing Supreme Court Justice Term Limit Measure (1883)
2. Minnesota District Court Justice Term Limit, Amendment 5 (1883)
3. Minnesota Supreme Court Clerk Term Limit, Amendment 3 (1883)

1876

1. Connecticut Question 3, Common Pleas and City Judges Term Length Amendment (1876)
2. Connecticut Question 4, Term Length for Probate Judges Amendment (1876)

1856

1. Connecticut Question 1, Judicial Term Limits and Impeachment Procedures Amendment (1856)

Alabama

1. Alabama Judicial Retirement Measure, Amendment 1 (March 2016)

Arizona

1. Arizona Proposition 115, Judicial Terms, Retirement Age, Commission Membership, and Court Decisions Amendment (2012)
2. Arizona Proposition 137, End Term Limits and Retention Elections for Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges Amendment (2024)

Colorado

1. Colorado Measure 9, County Judges Terms and Salaries Amendment (1920)

Connecticut

1. Connecticut Question 1, Judicial Term Limits and Impeachment Procedures Amendment (1856)
2. Connecticut Question 3, Common Pleas and City Judges Term Length Amendment (1876)
3. Connecticut Question 4, Term Length for Probate Judges Amendment (1876)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 7, Judicial Terms of Office Amendment (1956)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Judicial Term Limits, Ballot Measure 7 (1994)
2. Hawaii Mandatory Judicial Retirement Act, Amendment 3 (2006)
3. Hawaii Mandatory Retirement Age for Justices and Judges, Amendment 3 (2014)

Idaho

1. Idaho Retirement, Discipline and Removal of Justices and Judges, HJR 5 (1968)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2, Terms of Judicial Offices Amendment (2020)

Maine

1. Maine Question 2, Judicial Term Limits Amendment (1976)

Maryland

1. Maryland Judge Retirement Age, Amendment 1 (1932)
2. Maryland Municipal Court of Baltimore, Amendment 9 (1962)
3. Maryland Selection of Court of Appeals Judges, Question 1 (1976)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Amendment 4, Establishing Supreme Court Justice Term Limit Measure (1883)
2. Minnesota District Court Justice Term Limit, Amendment 5 (1883)
3. Minnesota Supreme Court Clerk Term Limit, Amendment 3 (1883)
4. Minnesota Terms of Probate Judges, Amendment 2 (1920)
5. Minnesota Terms of Probate Judges, Amendment 6 (1914)
6. Minnesota Terms of Probate Judges, Amendment 8 (1916)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Length of Judicial Terms, Amendment 1 (2002)
2. Mississippi Term Limits, Initiative 4 (1995)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 9, State and Local Public Officer Term Limits Initiative (1994)
2. Nevada Question 9B, Judicial Term Limits Initiative (1996)

New York

1. New York Amendment 10, Retired Judges to Serve on Court of Appeals Amendment (1966)
2. New York Amendment 11, Allowing Retired Appellate Court Judges to Become Temporary Judges Amendment (1966)
3. New York Amendment 2, Establishing the Term Length for Justices of Town Courts Amendment (1965)
4. New York Amendment 5, Judiciary Article Amendment (1938)
5. New York Amendment 7, Allowing Former Judges to Join the State Supreme Court Amendment (1965)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Judicial Mandatory Retirement Age Requirement Amendment (1972)
2. North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Retirement and Temporary Service Amendment (1954)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota District Court Judges Terms Referendum (1930)
2. North Dakota Supreme Court Judges Term Limits Referendum (1930)
3. North Dakota Supreme Court Term Limits Referendum (1912)
4. North Dakota Terms of State and County Offices, Referendum 3 (1958)

Ohio

1. Ohio Issue 1, Increase Judicial Retirement Age and Eliminate Governor's Power to Appoint Supreme Court Commission Amendment (2011)

Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania Judicial Retirement Age Amendment (2016)
2. Pennsylvania Question 2, Judicial Retirement Age Date Amendment (May 2001)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 14, Justice Term and Retirement Age Amendment (2007)

Utah

1. Utah Proposition 5, Permit Legislature to Adopt Statutes for Mandatory Retirement of Judges Amendment (1968)

Washington

1. Washington HJR 6, Judge Retirement Age Amendment (1952)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 5, Retirement Age for Judges and Justices Amendment (April 1977)

Wyoming

1. Wyoming Constitutional Amendment B, Judicial Retirement Age Measure (2022)

See also

• List of ballot measures by topic

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