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Their Excellencies, the governors of …

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Actor Keanu Reeves poses for photographers during the red carpet event for his movie "John Wick" in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Actor Keanu Reeves poses for photographers during the red carpet event for his movie "John Wick" in Seoul, South Korea, in January. (Lee Jin-man/Associated Press)

In which states are governors still called "Your Excellency," and in which contexts?

Eugene Volokh is the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and a Visiting Fellow (Senior Fellow starting May 2024) at the Hoover Institution (Stanford). Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any educational institution.