California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
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The terms of 43 California intermediate appellate court judges expired on January 2, 2023. The 43 seats were up for retention election on November 8, 2022.
Candidates and results
First District
California First District Court of Appeal retention elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Division 2 |
 Therese M. Stewart (i) |
| Division 3 |
Carin Fujisaki (i) |
| Division 3 |
Ioana Petrou (i) |
| Division 3 |
Alison M. Tucher (i) |
| Division 3 |
Victor Rodriguez (i) |
| Division 4 |
Tracie L. Brown (i) |
| Division 4 |
Jeremy Goldman (i) |
| Division 5 |
Gordon Burns (i) |
| Division 5 |
Teri L. Jackson (i) |
Second District
California Second District Court of Appeal retention elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Division 1 |
Frances Rothschild (i) |
| Division 2 |
Judith Ashmann-Gerst (i) |
| Division 3 |
Luis A. Lavin (i) |
| Division 4 |
Audrey Collins (i) |
| Division 4 |
Brian S. Currey (i) |
| Division 5 |
Lamar W. Baker (i) |
| Division 5 |
Laurence Rubin (i) |
| Division 6 |
Hernaldo Baltodano (i) |
| Division 7 |
John Segal (i) |
| Division 8 |
Elizabeth A. Grimes (i) |
| Division 8 |
Maria E. Stratton (i) |
| Division 8 |
John Shepard Wiley Jr. (i) |
Third District
California Third District Court of Appeal retention elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| 3rd District |
Laurie M. Earl (i) |
| 3rd District |
Stacy Boulware Eurie (i) |
| 3rd District |
Harry Hull (i) |
| 3rd District |
Peter Krause (i) |
Fourth District
California Fourth District Court of Appeal retention elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Division 1 |
Truc Do (i) |
| Division 1 |
Martin Buchanan (i) |
| Division 1 |
Judith McConnell (i) |
| Division 2 |
Carol D. Codrington (i) |
| Division 2 |
Frank J. Menetrez (i) |
| Division 2 |
Manuel Ramirez (i) |
| Division 2 |
Michael J. Raphael (i) |
| Division 3 |
William Bedsworth (i) |
| Division 3 |
Joanne Motoike (i) |
| Division 3 |
Maurice Sanchez (i) |
| Division 3 |
Eileen Moore (i) |
| Division 3 |
Kathleen O'Leary (i) |
Fifth District
California Fifth District Court of Appeal retention elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| 5th District |
Jennifer R.S. Detjen (i) |
| 5th District |
Brad Hill (i) |
| 5th District |
Herbert I. Levy (i) |
Sixth District
California Sixth District Court of Appeal retention elections, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| 6th District |
Cynthia C. Lie (i) |
| 6th District |
Mary J. Greenwood (i) |
| 6th District |
Charles E. Wilson II (i) |
Campaign finance
The section below contains data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Elections are grouped by district. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Selection
The 106 judges of the California Courts of Appeal are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The state bar's Commission on Judicial Nominee Evaluation—also known as the "Jenny Commission"—is required to perform an extensive investigation on prospective appointees. The commission recommends candidates to the governor after examining their qualifications and fitness, ranking them as exceptionally well qualified, well qualified, qualified, or not qualified. The commission is composed of attorneys and public members.[1][2] Although the governor is not bound to these recommendations, the Commission on Judicial Appointments can approve or veto the appointment by majority vote.[3]
Following confirmation from the Commission on Judicial Appointments, the appointed justice is sworn into office and is subject to voter approval at the next gubernatorial election. The appointed justice must be confirmed by voters via a yes-no retention election. According to the California Constitution, the term for a court of appeals justice is 12 years. If retained by the voters, the appointed justice remains in office but their term may depend on their predecessor's term. If the predecessor served part of their term before leaving office, the appointed justice would be retained to serve the remainder of their predecessor's term. This would be for either four or eight years. At the end of that term, the justice again must be confirmed by the voters at a gubernatorial election to begin a new 12-year term.[4][5] If a justice has been appointed to a seat where the predecessor's term would have expired the January 1 immediately after that November gubernatorial election, then the justice would serve a full 12-year term.[6]
Qualifications
To serve as a justice, a candidate must have practiced law for at least 10 years in California or served as a judge in California for at least 10 years.[6]
Presiding justice
The court uses the same process described above for selecting a presiding justice. The presiding justice for each district is chosen by the governor and is confirmed by the commission. In a court of appeals with more than one division, the chief justice of the supreme court may select a presiding justice to act as the administrative presiding justice. The administrative presiding justice serves for a period specified in the designation order. In a court of appeals with only one division, the presiding justice acts as the administrative presiding justice.[7]
Vacancies
Vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment. Appointed judges are required to participate in yes-no retention elections occurring at the time of the next gubernatorial race, which is held every four years.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The State Bar of California, "Background," accessed March 27, 2023
- ↑ The State Bar of California, "Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation," accessed March 27, 2023
- ↑ Brennan Center for Justice, "Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ California Legislative Information, "Article VI Judicial Sec. 16.," accessed March 27, 2023
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Justices of the Supreme Court," accessed March 27, 2023
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 California Courts, "Judicial Selection: How California Chooses Its Judges and Justices," accessed March 27, 2023
- ↑ California Courts, "Rule 10.1004. Court of Appeal administrative presiding justice," accessed March 27, 2023
- ↑ Brennan Center for Justice, "Judicial Selection: An Interactive Map," accessed March 23, 2023
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