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Anthony Lewis (California)
Anthony Lewis ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Lewis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lewis earned his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1999. He is a civil rights attorney.[1]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Incumbent Malcolm H. Mackey won election outright against Anthony Lewis in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Malcolm H. Mackey (Nonpartisan) | 77.2 | 839,037 |
Anthony Lewis (Nonpartisan)  | 22.8 | 248,263 | ||
| Total votes: 1,087,300 | |||
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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]
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Anthony Lewis participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 29, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Anthony Lewis' responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | (1) Protect the right of a jury trials
(2) Ensure equal access to the courts regardless of income or characteristics such as age, race, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, etc.
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Ensuring the courts serve people of limited means. Fair, effective access to the courts is important for all people, even those who are poor.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 23, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Anthony Lewis' responses," May 29, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
