Trump's Jam-Packed Court Calendar: Will Legal Battles Derail 2024 White House Campaign?

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  • Each trial comes with a list of court dates that will likely clash with campaign events that a typical candidate might enjoy.
  • Here's a rundown of important calendar dates for both Trump and his fellow GOP contenders.

With less than 444 days to Election Day 2024, former President Donald Trump will be spending a good chunk of the time in court.

The Republican frontrunner is scheduled to stand trial on multiple fronts: state criminal charges in both New York and Atlanta, as well as federal charges in both Florida and Washington, D.C.

The 45th U.S. president also faces two civil cases in New York, one accusing him of business fraud and the other for defamation allegations from a rape accuser. Another lawsuit that accuses the Trump Organization of a pyramid scheme, filed in October 2018, is still pending.

Those trials come with a long list of court dates that are bound to clash with other routine events that a typical presidential candidate might enjoy, including next week's first Republican presidential primary debate.

Here's a rundown of important calendar dates for both Trump and his fellow GOP contenders:

2023

  • Aug. 23: The first Republican presidential primary debate will take place in Milwaukee; Trump indicated that he will likely not attend.
  • Aug. 25: Trump is expected to surrender in Georgia before Fulton County Superior Court judge Scott McAfee. Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis is the prosecutor. Cameras will be permitted.
  • Aug. 29: Trump faces a deadline to seek dismissal of Stormy Daniels hush money charges. Judge Juan Merchan is overseeing the tiral. Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg is the prosecutor. 
  • Sept. 27: A second GOP presidential primary debate is scheduled to be held in Simi Valley, California.
  • Oct. 2: Trump is scheduled to appear in New York for the $250-million civil case. New York Attorney General Letitia James is the prosecutor.

2024

  • Jan. 2: Prosecutor and special counsel Jack Smith proposed this date to Judge Tanya Chutkan in D.C. to begin the federal election interference trial.
  • Jan. 15: Trump must appear in New York for E. Jean Carroll's defamation case.
  • Jan. 15: The Iowa Republican presidential caucuses begin.
  • Jan. 16: Smith presents classified evidence regarding Trump's handling of classified federal documents in Mar-a-Lago.
  • Jan. 23: The New Hampshire primary takes place.
  • Jan. 29: A trial begins concerning pyramid scheme allegations against Trump, his company and three of his children.
  • Feb. 8: The Nevada Republican Party will hold its 2024 presidential caucuses.
  • Feb. 27–March 2: The Michigan Republican presidential primary is held.
  • March 5: Super Tuesday. Over a dozen states — including California and Texas — hold their primaries.
  • March 25: Trump is due back in New York for the hush money trial.
  • May 14: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled jury selection to begin for the federal documents case at the federal courthouse in Ft. Pierce, Florida.
  • May 20: Trump will likely be in Florida for the federal documents trial.
  • July 15-18: The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee.
  • Nov. 5: Election Day.

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