Art McKinster

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Art McKinster
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California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 2
Tenure

1990 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

34

Compensation

Base salary

$272,902

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Southern California, 1968

Law

Hastings College of Law, 1971

Contact

Art McKinster is a judge for Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on December 27, 1990. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.

McKinster ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.

McKinster was first appointed by Governor George Deukmejian.[1][2]

Education

McKinster received his bachelor of science from the University of Southern California in 1968 and his juris doctor from Hastings College of the Law in 1971.[3]

Military service

McKinster completed ROTC military science coursework at Berkeley from 1969 to 1971 and was commissioned in 1971 as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, Field Artillery. For eight years, he was a captain in the 426th Civil Affairs Company in Upland, California. McKinster attended Judge Advocate General's School at the University of Virginia and transferred to the JAG Corps after he completed his legal studies.[3]

Career

McKinster was a deputy district attorney for San Bernardino County from 1972 to 1978 and a supervising deputy district attorney from 1977 to 1978. He then became the chief deputy district attorney until 1984, when he was appointed to the San Bernardino Municipal Court. The next year, he was elevated to the Superior Court, where he served until his appointment to the California Fourth District Court of Appeal.[3][4]


Associations

  • Member, California Judges Association
  • Honorary member, San Bernardino County Bar Association
  • Member, Judicial Council's Task Force on the Appellate Process[3]

Elections

2018

See also: California intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 2

Art McKinster was retained to Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 66.9% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
66.9
 
1,595,605
No
 
33.1
 
788,713
Total Votes
2,384,318

2006

McKinster stood for retention in 2006 and was retained.

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See also

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