Abraham Khan
Abraham Khan is a former judge of the superior court in Los Angeles County, California. He served on the court from 2000 until his retirement on March 1, 2020.[1]
Education
Khan graduated from Southwestern Law School in 1977.[1]
Career
Khan is a former Deputy City Attorney for Los Angeles, California. In 1988, he became a judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He worked in that capacity until he was elevated to the Superior Court in 2000.[1]
Elections
2018
Khan won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary election on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general elections were canceled.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Abraham Khan (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election
The 1,535 judges of the California Superior Courts compete in nonpartisan races in even-numbered years. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the June primary election, he or she is declared the winner; if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff between the top two candidates is held during the November general election.[2][3][4][5]
If an incumbent judge is running unopposed in an election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot. The judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.[2]
The chief judge of any given superior court is selected by peer vote of the court's members. He or she serves in that capacity for one or two years, depending on the county.[2]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]
2012
Khan ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Khan was automatically re-elected.[6]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Abe Khan Sets March 1 Retirement From Los Angeles Superior Court," January 14, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder, Presidential Primary Election 6/5/2012
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
