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Local trial court judicial elections, 2025

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Nine states are holding elections for local trial court judges in 2025.

Ballotpedia provides coverage of local trial court elections for judges whose jurisdictions overlap with America's 100 largest cities by population.

A trial court is a court of original jurisdiction where most civil or criminal cases commence. In the trial court, evidence and testimony are first introduced, received, and considered. Trial courts can be of both general jurisdiction and limited jurisdiction. A trial court of general jurisdiction may hear any civil or criminal case that is not already exclusively within the jurisdiction of another court. A trial court of limited jurisdiction may only hear specific cases based on certain criteria such as subject matter, the amount in controversy, statutory grant, or administrative matters.

Use the dropdown menus in the tool to the right in order to find information about local trial court elections in your state in 2025. Click here for information about state supreme court elections in 2025, and click here for information about state intermediate appellate court elections.

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The map below highlights states where local court elections took place in one of America's largest 100 cities in 2025.

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See also: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024

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In 2024, Ballotpedia covered local judicial elections across America's 100 largest cities by population.

The map below highlights states where there was a local court election that took place in one of America's largest 100 cities.

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