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Alma Hernandez (California Superior Court judge)
2023 - Present
2031
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Alma Hernandez is a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. She assumed office on March 30, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Hernandez won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
She was appointed to the Superior Court on March 30, 2023, by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to replace Fred W. Slaughter.[1]
Biography
Alma M. Hernandez was born in El Centro, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 1998 and a law degree from Whittier Law School in 2002. Her career experience includes working as a deputy district attorney.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Alma Hernandez (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Superior Court of Orange County
Michele Bell defeated Peggy Huang in the general election for Superior Court of Orange County on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michele Bell (Nonpartisan)  | 54.9 | 418,391 |
 | Peggy Huang (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 343,306 | |
| Total votes: 761,697 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Orange County
Michele Bell and Peggy Huang defeated Alma Hernandez, Benjamin Stauffer, and Andrea Mader in the primary for Superior Court of Orange County on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Bell (Nonpartisan) | 36.9 | 196,928 |
| ✔ | | Peggy Huang (Nonpartisan) | 34.1 | 181,891 |
 | Alma Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 69,662 | |
 | Benjamin Stauffer (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 56,918 | |
 | Andrea Mader (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 28,595 | |
| Total votes: 533,994 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Hernandez's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alma Hernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Alma Hernandez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hernandez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I want to ensure public safety
- I am a law and order candidate
- My work experience and my life experience make me the most qualified candidate and the most well rounded candidate for the Office I seek
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments 3.30.23," March 30, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 12, 2022
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
