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State intermediate appellate court vacancies, 2024

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State Intermediate Appellate Courts
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Methods of selection

In 2024, there were 20 vacancies on intermediate appellate courts in 12 states. For a list of intermediate appellate court elections happening in 2024, click here.

The process for filling vacancies on state intermediate appellate courts varies among states. In most states, the governor appoints a replacement justice, either outright or with assistance from a nominating commission. This is different from the process in state legislatures, where half of states use elections to fill vacancies. For a list of states where a judicial vacancy triggered an election in 2024, click here. For more information on how vacancies are filled in state intermediate appellate courts, click here.

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2024 vacancies

The table below highlights each instance where a state intermediate appellate court judge left office, creating a vacancy on the court. It shows the court the vacancy occurred in, the date of the vacancy, the judge who left office, the date the vacancy was filled, and the name of the successor, when applicable.

2024 state intermediate appellate court vacancies
Court Date of Vacancy Judge Date Vacancy Filled Successor
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals January 12, 2024 Lisa M. Ginoza April 3, 2025 Karen Nakasone
Washington Court of Appeals December 9, 2024 Rebecca Pennell January 13, 2025 Megan Murphy
California First District Court of Appeal July 15, 2024 Victoria Gerrard Chaney September 30, 2024 Michelle Kim
California Second District Court of Appeal September 30, 2024 Brian M. Hoffstadt September 16, 2024 Anne Richardson
California Second District Court of Appeal September 16, 2024 Luis A. Lavin July 2, 2025 Mark Hanasono
California Fourth District Court of Appeal October 22, 2024 William Bedsworth February 14, 2025 Nathan Scott
California Fifth District Court of Appeal 2024 Laurence Rubin September 30, 2024 Brian M. Hoffstadt
Indiana Court of Appeals November 5, 2024 Terry Crone January 8, 2025 Stephen Scheele
Indiana Court of Appeals August 30, 2024 Patricia A. Riley September 18, 2024 Mary DeBoer
Massachusetts Appeals Court September 1, 2024 Mark Green July 28, 2025 Jennifer Allen
Massachusetts Appeals Court September 3, 2024 James Milkey December 4, 2024 Gloria Tan
Massachusetts Appeals Court April 22, 2024 Gabrielle Wolohojian December 4, 2024 Chauncey Wood
Mississippi Court of Appeals June 30, 2024 Jim Greenlee September 25, 2024 John Weddle
Pennsylvania Superior Court January 2, 2024 Daniel D. McCaffery TBD TBD
Illinois Appellate Court July 5, 2024 John W. Turner July 8, 2024 Raylene Grischow
South Carolina Court of Appeals July 31, 2024 Letitia H. Verdin February 5, 2025 Kristi F. Curtis
Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals August 17, 2024 James Witt March 24, 2025 Steven W. Sword
Oregon Court of Appeals October 31, 2024 Josephine Mooney TBD TBD
Missouri Court of Appeals November 16, 2024 Kurt Odenwald November 26, 2024 Virginia W. Lay
Illinois Court of Appeals December 31, 2024 Mary McDade January 1, 2025 Joseph P. Hettel

How are vacancies filled on state intermediate appellate courts?

See also: Judicial selection in the states

The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state intermediate appellate courts across the country.

States without intermediate appellate courts

The following states do not have an intermediate appellate court:

The District of Columbia also does not have such a court.

See also

Footnotes

  1. *The Superior Court of Delaware acts as both a trial and intermediate appellate court.