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C. Todd Bottke
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2025
C. Todd Bottke is a judge on the Tehama County Superior Court, Seat 2 in California. He was appointed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on August 3, 2010.[1][2]
Education
Bottke received his B.A. in English and history from the Ohio State University in 1993 and his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1997.[3]
Career
Bottke was an attorney with the firm McGlynn, McGlynn & Bottke prior to joining the court. He previously served as deputy district attorney for Tehama County. He also worked as head of legal affairs and compliance with ThyssenKrupp Materials, N.A. Inc.[3]
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 C. Todd Bottke ran unopposed in the election for Office 2 of the Tehama County Superior Court.[4]
| Tehama County Superior Court Judge, Office #2, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 C. Todd Bottke Incumbent | ||
2010
Bottke defeated William Murphy in the primary election, winning 61.02 percent of the vote. He was re-elected after running unopposed.[5]
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.[6][7][8][9]
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.[6]
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.[6]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Governor Names Judges in Three Counties, Including Riverside," August 4, 2010
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Todd Bottke," accessed January 15, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leagle.com, "Voters to judge judges," accessed January 15, 2015
- ↑ Tehama County, CA, "Qualified Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ Tehama County, "Primary Election Results," accessed January 15, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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
