When published data turns out to be wrong, the fix is logged here — what was wrong, what changed, and the safeguard added so the same class of error can’t recur silently. How to report an error and how we verify one is the corrections policy; reports go to support@judicialfinder.com.
Four more state judges each listed twiceCourtListener split four more judges (J. Gary Hastings, Kathryn Doi Todd, James D. Maxwell II, and a third record of Treat Clark Hull) into duplicate profiles; each is now one record, with the old addresses redirecting.
Eight state judges each listed twiceCourtListener split eight judges (Croskey, Hull, Bell, and others) into two records under name variants; each is now one profile, with the old address redirecting.
Editorial brackets left in 23 judges’ namesFJC bracket notation ("N[orman] Randy Smith") shipped in 23 names; cleaned at ingest, old addresses redirect.
Three judges shown on state courts they never heldCourtListener rows cloned Jackson, Barkett, and Motz onto state courts; dropped, with a build-time detector for the pattern.
State high-court rosters showed long-retired justices as currentEach court of last resort is now reconciled against its official roster (39 of 53 verified); pages stamp the source date, not the build date.
499 former judges rendered “Active”Senior-status detection was appeals-only; status now derives from termination and senior-status dates across all Article III courts.
Roll-call wording contradicted the tally beside itPost-1989 confirmations wrongly cited the 1989 roll-call cutoff; wording now separates “not yet ingested” from “no record exists.”
The two Justices Harlan shared one portraitThe grandson’s page showed the grandfather’s portrait; identifiers are now pinned and ambiguous matches are dropped.