Downballot Decisions Will Shape 33 State Supreme Courts in 2024

Crucial legal decisions impacting abortion, election law, redistricting, and more will be shaped by next year’s elections, when voters in 33 states cast ballots for their courts’ top judges.

Roughly a quarter of all state high court justices will be on the ballot in 2024, either because of term limits, retirements, or mandatory retention elections, according to data compiled by Ballotpedia.

Oklahoma and Texas will fill six seats each. Alabama and Oregon will each elect five justices. In states where partisan leanings probably will remain the same, changes in judicial philosophy can make a big difference, said Erin Hawley, vice ...