Eli Savit

Nov 12, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | Douglas Keith |Michael Milov-Cordoba |Eli Savit |Morgan Munroe

In February 2024, the Brennan Center for Justice, State Court Report, and the NYU Law Review hosted a symposium dedicated to state constitutional law. Several state supreme court justices who participated sat down for interviews with State Court Report. Among the questions we asked them was, “When you were younger, what was your dream career?”The answers were inspiring, illuminating, and surprising. Many of the state high court justices didn’t expect to become lawyers at all.

Nov 7, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | Douglas Keith |Michael Milov-Cordoba |Eli Savit |Morgan Munroe

Key judicial races in other states brought an expanded Democratic majority in Michigan and solidified GOP control in Ohio. This post will be updated as results become official. Last updated on November 19, 2024. Voters in 29 states elected justices to 69 seats on their states’ highest courts this fall.

Oct 10, 2024 | statecourtreport.org | Michael Milov-Cordoba |Eli Savit |Alicia Bannon |Gabriella Sanchez

State lawmakers frequently change judicial election rules with the goal of putting partisan or ideological allies on the bench. With nearly a quarter of the country’s 344 state supreme court justices on the ballot this year, those changes could have big implications in November’s election. The changes include making nonpartisan elections partisan, altering the composition of judicial nominating commissions, redrawing judicial districts, or creating new courts with jurisdiction over specific cases.