United States judicial elections were held in 2025, in various states across the country, for both supreme courts and appellate courts. Justices are elected across the country in partisan, nonpartisan, and retention elections.
Race summaries Nonpartisan elections Washington PositionIncumbentFirst electedStatusCandidates Court of Appeals Division I Vacant Previous incumbent Stephen Dwyer left office on April 1, 2025. New member elected November 4, 2025. Court of Appeals Division III Megan Murphy 2025 Incumbent re-elected November 4, 2025.
Wisconsin PositionIncumbentFirst electedStatusCandidates Supreme Court Ann Walsh Bradley 1995 Incumbent retired. New member elected April 1, 2025. Court of Appeals District II Mark Gundrum 2011 Incumbent re-elected April 1, 2025. Court of Appeals District III Lisa K. Stark 2013 Incumbent re-elected April 1, 2025. Court of Appeals District IV Jennifer E. Nashold 2019 Incumbent re-elected April 1, 2025.
Partisan elections Louisiana PositionIncumbentPartyFirst electedStatusCandidates Supreme Court District 3 2016 Incumbent resigned July 18, 2024, to become president of Northwestern State University.New member elected outright after the March 29, 2025, general election was cancelled.Republican hold. Court of Appeals First Circuit 1997 Incumbent resigned January 1, 2025, after being elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.New member elected outright after the March 29, 2025, general election was cancelled.Democratic hold.
Pennsylvania
PositionIncumbentPartyFirst electedStatusCandidates Commonwealth Court Vacant Office vacant after former Democratic incumbent Ellen Ceisler retired in December 2024.New member elected November 4, 2025.Democratic hold. Superior Court Vacant Office vacant after former Democratic incumbent Daniel McCaffery was elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2023.New member elected November 4, 2025.Democratic hold.
Retention elections Pennsylvania PositionIncumbentPartyFirst electedStatusVote Supreme Court Christine Donohue 2015 Incumbent retained in retention vote held November 4, 2025. Supreme Court Kevin Dougherty 2015 Incumbent retained in retention vote held November 4, 2025. Supreme Court David Wecht 2015 Incumbent retained in retention vote held November 4, 2025. Commonwealth Court Michael H. Wojcik 2015 Incumbent retained in retention vote held November 4, 2025. Superior Court Alice Beck Dubow 2015 Incumbent retained in retention vote held November 4, 2025. The table below lists the current justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, their political party, and when they assumed office. OfficeNamePartyDate assumed officePennsylvania Supreme CourtKevin BrobsonRepublicanJanuary 3, 2022Pennsylvania Supreme CourtChristine DonohueDemocraticJanuary 8, 2016Pennsylvania Supreme CourtKevin M. DoughertyDemocraticJanuary 5, 2016Pennsylvania Supreme CourtDaniel D. McCafferyDemocraticJanuary 2, 2024Pennsylvania Supreme CourtSallie MundyRepublican2016Pennsylvania Supreme CourtDebra ToddDemocratic2008Pennsylvania Supreme CourtDavid WechtDemocraticJanuary 7, 2016
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