Brian S. Currey
Brian S. Currey was a judge for Division 4 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on December 21, 2018. He left office on February 28, 2025.
Currey ran for re-election for the Division 4 judge of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
On November 27, 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) appointed Currey to succeed Justice Nora Manella. The California Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed the appointment on December 21, 2018.[1][2]
Currey was previously a judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles County, California, from 2014 to 2018. He was appointed to the court by Gov. Brown on June 18, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Lawrence J. Mira.[3]
Biography
Education
Currey received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.[3]
Career
- 2018-2025: Justice, California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four
- 2014-2018: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 2013-2014: Of counsel, O’Melveny and Myers LLP
- 2013: Deputy mayor for economic and business policy, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
- 2010-2013: Counsel to the mayor
- 1989-2010: Partner, O’Melveny and Myers LLP
- 1981-1989: Associate, O’Melveny and Myers LLP[3]
Elections
2022
See also: California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 4, Brian S. Currey's seat
Brian S. Currey was retained to Division 4 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 70.6% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
70.6
|
1,438,236 | ||
No |
29.4
|
598,310 | |||
Total Votes |
2,036,546 | ||||
|
|
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 Brian S. Currey ran unopposed in the election for Office 122 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[4]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #122, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Brian S. Currey 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian S. Currey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Four Court of Appeal Justices," November 27, 2018
- ↑ California Courts, "Commission Confirms Six Appointments to Courts of Appeal," December 21, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CA.gov: Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Eight to Los Angeles County Superior Court," June 18, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 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
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
