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Brian McNamara

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Brian McNamara
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Superior Court of Kern County
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
12

Elections and appointments
Last election
March 3, 2020
Appointed
December 29, 2012
Education
Bachelor's
University of Stirling, Scotland
Law
Newport University School of Law
Graduate
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Brian McNamara is a judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

McNamara won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Kern County, California (2020)

Incumbent Brian McNamara was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

2014

See also: California judicial elections, 2014
McNamara ran for re-election to the Kern County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot. [1] 

Education

McNamara received a bachelor's degree from the University of Stirling in Scotland. He received a master's degree in sport management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a J.D. from Newport University School of Law.[2]

Career

  • 2012-2021: Judge, Superior Court of Kern County
  • 1988-2012: Sole practitioner
  • 1986-Present: Professor of business law and management information systems, California State University, Bakersfield
  • 1981-1982: Lecturer in computer science, Solihull College of Technology
  • 1981-1981: Lecturer in computer science, Bournville College of Further Education[2]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Brian McNamara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

  1. Kern County Elections Division, "Kern County judicial candidates for 2014," accessed March 25, 2014
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