Are there ongoing state-level criminal appeals involving Donald Trump and their timelines?
Executive summary
Multiple state-level criminal matters involving Donald Trump have been active and contested through 2024–2025, most prominently the New York hush‑money conviction (34 counts) and the Georgia racketeering indictment (originally 13 counts) — both of which produced appeals and procedural fights through 2025 [1] [2]. The Georgia prosecution was paused, prosecutors were disqualified in December 2024, the Georgia Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of that disqualification, and Fulton County charges were ultimately dismissed in November 2025 [1] [2].
1. New York hush‑money conviction: ongoing state appeals and a parallel federal removal bid
Trump was convicted on 34 state counts of falsifying business records in New York in a trial that ended May 30, 2024; he has pursued appeals in state courts and separately sought to move the case into federal court as part of a strategy tied to presidential immunity questions [1] [3]. State appeals were active through 2025: his legal team continued to press New York appellate panels and sought federal removal, with an appeals panel reviving his effort to move the case to federal court in November 2025 while the state‑court appeal remained pending [3]. Available sources do not mention the precise current briefing schedule or final appellate dates beyond these filings and developments (not found in current reporting).
2. Georgia racketeering case: disqualification, paused proceedings, and eventual dismissal
The Fulton County racketeering case, initially charging Trump with 13 counts tied to efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 results, was beset by intra‑office conflict after revelations about DA Fani Willis’ relationship with a lead prosecutor; the Georgia Court of Appeals removed Willis from the case in December 2024, and the Georgia Supreme Court later declined to hear her appeal of that removal [1] [4]. The prosecution was paused while those questions were litigated [1]. Reporting shows that a Fulton County judge dismissed the entire racketeering case in November 2025 and that charges across the case were dropped around the same time, closing what had been the last unresolved criminal matter at the state level after Trump’s return to the White House [2] [5]. Ballotpedia and other trackers document those timeline entries [5].
3. How state appeals interacted with immunity and federal litigation
State appeals and motions have intersected with federal immunity rulings. The Supreme Court’s 2024 presidential‑immunity decision shaped defense strategies across venues, prompting motions to dismiss or to move state prosecutions into federal court; in New York, Trump’s team argued that the Supreme Court’s immunity framework compelled relief, and appellate panels considered those arguments as part of the removal and appeal efforts [6] [3]. Time’s tracking of the various cases notes that prosecutors and courts have had to reconcile immunity rulings with ongoing state prosecutions [6]. Available sources do not include a comprehensive list tying each individual state motion to the immunity precedent beyond the New York and Georgia contexts (not found in current reporting).
4. Recent outcomes and their practical effect on timelines
The practical effect by late 2025 was significant: New York’s civil and criminal dockets saw reversals and extended appeals, while Georgia’s criminal racketeering case concluded with dismissal in November 2025 after a period of disqualification and pauses [2] [1]. Time, Ballotpedia and other trackers show that appeals, disqualifications, and dismissals stretched timelines from what would have been routine state‑court scheduling into multi‑year litigation across 2024–2025 [6] [5]. Available sources do not mention an active, unresolved state criminal appeal in another state beyond New York’s continuing appeals and Georgia’s resolved litigation as described (not found in current reporting).
5. Competing narratives and potential agendas in coverage
Coverage differs by outlet: some outlets emphasize procedural fairness and conflict‑of‑interest concerns that prompted Willis’ removal in Georgia [2] [4], while Trump allies frame appellate and removal rulings as vindication of claims that prosecutions were politically motivated [7]. Neutral trackers (Ballotpedia, TIME) focus on timelines and legal mechanics without advocacy [5] [6]. Readers should note that statements from partisan actors in press releases or campaign communications aim to shape public perception of judicial rulings and may not reflect legal merits presented in court files [7].
6. Limitations and what the sources do not say
The sources document major state developments through late 2025 but do not supply granular, up‑to‑the‑minute appellate calendars, all intermediate orders, or every procedural filing in each case; for example, precise briefing deadlines and oral‑argument dates in pending New York appeals are not listed in these summaries (not found in current reporting). They also do not catalog any parallel state‑level appeals outside New York and Georgia beyond noting other civil appeals and federal appellate activity (not found in current reporting).
Bottom line: Two high‑profile state criminal tracks dominated reporting — New York’s hush‑money conviction with active appeals and removal efforts, and Georgia’s racketeering prosecution that was paused after a prosecutor disqualification and ultimately dismissed in November 2025 — and both produced multi‑year appellate timelines shaped by procedural fights and the post‑2024 immunity landscape [1] [3] [2] [5].