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Noteworthy people and organizations may issue formal endorsements for political candidates to express public support for their candidacies. Ballotpedia tracked endorsements for state judicial candidates in 2024 issued by the people and organizations listed below.

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This section displays endorsements made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable Candidate Endorsements for State Judicial Offices

Endorser	Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan	Adrienne Young  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Won General
Metro Detroit AFL-CIO	Latoya Willis  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Lost General
Michigan Education Association	Latoya Willis  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Lost General
United Auto Workers Region 1	Latoya Willis  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Lost General
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan	Latoya Willis  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Lost General
Citizens for Traditional Values – PAC	Matthew Ackerman  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Won General
Michigan Chamber of Commerce	Matthew Ackerman  source  (Nonpartisan)	Michigan 2nd District Court of Appeals (2024)	General	Won General
Citizens for Traditional Values – PAC	Andrew Fink  source  (Nonpartisan, R)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Lost General
Michigan League of Conservation Voters	Kimberly Thomas  source  (D, Nonpartisan)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Won General
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan	Kimberly Thomas  source  (D, Nonpartisan)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Won General
Michigan League of Conservation Voters	Kyra Harris Bolden  source  (D, Nonpartisan)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Won General
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan	Kyra Harris Bolden  source  (D, Nonpartisan)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Won General
Citizens for Traditional Values – PAC	Patrick W. O'Grady  source  (Nonpartisan, R)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Lost General
Donald Trump	Patrick W. O'Grady  source  (Nonpartisan, R)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	General	Lost General
Democratic Party of Michigan	Kimberly Thomas  source  (D, Nonpartisan)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	Convention	Won General
Democratic Party of Michigan	Kyra Harris Bolden  source  (D, Nonpartisan)	Michigan Supreme Court (2024)	Convention	Won General
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio	Scott Lynch  source  (R)	Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Delaware County, Ohio, Republican Party	David Gormley  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Fairfield County, Ohio, Republican Party	David Gormley  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Licking County, Ohio, Republican Party	David Gormley  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Perry County, Ohio, Republican Party	David Gormley  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Richland County, Ohio, Republican Party	David Gormley  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio	Jeff Furr  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio	Robert G. Montgomery  source  (R)	Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio	Robert Hanseman  source  (R)	Ohio Second District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Won General
Right to Life Action Coalition of Ohio	Barbara Schneider Carter  source  (R)	Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary
Donald Trump	Gina Parker  source  (R)	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 (2024)	Primary, General	Won General
Donald Trump	Lee Finley  source  (R)	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 (2024)	Primary, General	Won General
Texas AFL-CIO	Holly Taylor  source  (D)	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge (2024)	General	Lost General
Donald Trump	David Schenck  source  (R)	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge (2024)	Primary, General	Won General
Grassroots America: We The People	Clint Morgan  source  (R)	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 7 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Area 5 Democrats	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Bay Area Democratic Movement	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Bay Area New Democrats	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Greater Heights Democratic Club	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Harris County Young Democrats	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Houston Association of Women Attorneys	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Houston Black American Democrats	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Houston Chronicle Editorial Board	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Mexican American Bar Association of Houston	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Secular Houston	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Texas Gulf Coast Federation of Labor	Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Texas AFL-CIO	DaSean Jones  source  (D)	Texas Supreme Court Place 2 (2024)	General	Lost General
Grassroots America: We The People	John Devine  source  (R)	Texas Supreme Court Place 4 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Texas AFL-CIO	Christine Weems  source  (D)	Texas Supreme Court Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Texas AFL-CIO	Bonnie Lee Goldstein  source  (D)	Texas Supreme Court Place 6 (2024)	General	Lost General
Austin Chronicle	Thomas Baker  source  (D)	Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 5 (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary
King County Democrats	Leonard Feldman  source  (Nonpartisan)	Washington Court of Appeals Division I District 1 (2024)	General	Won General
Jay Inslee	Sal Mungia  source  (Nonpartisan)	Washington State Supreme Court Position 2 (2024)	General	Won General
King County Democrats	Sal Mungia  source  (Nonpartisan)	Washington State Supreme Court Position 2 (2024)	General	Won General
King County Democrats	Steven Gonzalez  source  (Nonpartisan)	Washington State Supreme Court Position 8 (2024)	General	Won General
King County Democrats	Sheryl Gordon McCloud  source  (Nonpartisan)	Washington State Supreme Court Position 9 (2024)	General	Won General

See also

• Our approach to covering endorsements