In 2022 and the first half of 2023, there has been an uptick in the percentage of mandatory retirements in state supreme courts. From 2019 to 2021, about one in every four retirements was mandated, while the remaining were voluntary. In 2022, there was an increase in the proportion of mandatory retirements, with about one in three retirements mandated. Halfway through the year, 2023 has had just one less mandatory retirement than voluntary, which is a difference of 44% to 56% and makes it the year to come closest to an even split since 2019.
