Amalia L. Meza
Amalia L. Meza was a judge for the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. She was appointed by Governor Gray Davis in August 2001.[1][2] Meza retired from the court on July 16, 2021.[3]
Education
Meza received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a J.D. from Stanford University.[2]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of San Diego County, Meza was head of the government benefits unit in the Legal Aid Society. After this, Meza worked as a litigator with Sullivan & Jones and Rogers & Wells. Meza has worked at the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego since 1987.[2]
Elections
2016
California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. Incumbent Amalia L. Meza ran unopposed in the election for Office 44 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[4]
| San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #44, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Amalia L. Meza Incumbent | ||
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.[5][6][7][8]
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.[5]
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.[5]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Davis Appoints San Diego Jurist McConnell to Fourth District Court of Appeal," August 30, 2001
- ↑ Superior Court of California County of San Diego, "San Diego Superior Court Judge Amalia L. Meza Retires," accessed July 7, 2022
- ↑ San Diego County, CA, "Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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
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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
