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Library Reference Desk - State Judiciary and Courts
Last updated November 2009

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Alabama        
Alaska current 60+ current 60+
Arizona 98+   1st Div.
2nd Div.
 
Arkansas 96+
  96+
 
California   120 days
free Lexis 		  120 days
free Lexis 		 

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Colorado 06+ 12 months 06+ 12 months
Connecticut    00+   00+  
Delaware 00+      
Florida Sept. 99+ July 85+ 5 DCAs  
Georgia 2 years  

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Hawaii 98+ 98+
Idaho Civil 3 yrs.
Criminal 3 yrs. 		Civil 3 yrs.
Criminal 3 yrs.
Illinois current
96+ 		  current
5 DCAs 		 
Indiana 05+
99-05 		  05+
99-05 		 
Iowa 98+ 92+ 98+  

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Kansas Oct. 96+   Nov. 96+  
Kentucky 99+   96+  
Louisiana 96+   5 CAs  
Maine 97+      
Maryland 95+   95+  

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Massachusetts 01+   01+  
Michigan 01+ Findlaw 01+ Findlaw
Minnesota May 96+   May 96+  
Mississippi 96+   96+  
Missouri 97+ Findlaw 97+ Findlaw

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Montana 30 days 80s+  
Nebraska 90 days 90 days  
Nevada 90 days      
New Hampshire Nov. 95+      
New Jersey 2 weeks Mar. 94+ 2 weeks Sept. 95+

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
New Mexico current year
prior year 		99+   current year 99+  
New York 2 years 90+ 4 Divs.  
North Carolina 97+   96+  
North Dakota Dec. 65+   98+  
Ohio 92+   12 DCAs  

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Oklahoma 1890+ 1909+ Civil 68+
Criminal 1908+
 Civil 68+
Crim. 29+
Oregon 98+   98+  
Pennsylvania 96+   Superior 97+
Commonwealth 97+
Rhode Island 99+    
South Carolina 97+   97+  

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
South Dakota 96+      
Tennessee Sept. 95+   Sept. 95+  
Texas Oct. 97+   14 CAs
Crim. 98+ 		 
Utah Sept. 96+   97+  
Vermont 89+      

 

State Supreme Court Court of Appeals
Primary Alternate Primary Alternate
Virginia June 95+   May 95+  
Washington 90 days   90 days  
West Virginia Sept. 91+      
Wisconsin Sept. 95+ 95+ June 95+ 95+
Wyoming 2 months 1870+    

 
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