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Alicia Blanco

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Alicia Blanco
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Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

5

Elections and appointments
Last elected

June 7, 2022

Appointed

November 13, 2020

Education

Law

Southwestern University School of Law

Alicia Blanco is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She assumed office in 2020. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Blanco won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Blanco to the court on November 13, 2020, to replace Leslie Swain.[1]

Although California Superior Court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections, a press release from Gov. Newsom's office announcing Blanco's appointment on November 13, 2020, identified her as a Democrat.[1]

Education

Blanco received her J.D. from the Southwestern University School of Law.[1]

Career

  • 2020-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
  • 2015-2020: Commissioner, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
  • 2014-2015: Sole Practitioner
  • 2003-2014: Supervising Deputy Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California
  • 1991-2003: Deputy Federal Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Alicia Blanco (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Alicia Blanco did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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