California Proposition 18, Non-Lawyer Judges on Municipal Courts Amendment (1956)
| California Proposition 18 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1956 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1956. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing a judge of a justice court who has served continuously since November 7, 1945 but is not a lawyer to serve as a judge on a superseding municipal court that is established prior to January 1, 1960. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing a judge of a justice court who has served continuously since November 7, 1945 but is not a lawyer to serve as a judge on a superseding municipal court that is established prior to January 1, 1960. |
Election results
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California Proposition 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,253,946 | 31.44% | ||
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2,734,306 | 68.56% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:
| “ | Inferior Court Judges | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 63. Makes judge of a justice court eligible for office as judge of a superseding municipal court established before January 1, 1960, even though he is not an attorney, where he has served as inferior court judge continuously since November 7, 1945. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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