California Proposition 19, Non-Lawyer Judges Amendment (1954)
| California Proposition 19 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1954 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing a non-lawyer judge to be a judge of a municipal court if the person served as a judge of a justice court for five years prior to November 7, 1950, and had continued such service since. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing a non-lawyer judge to be a judge of a municipal court if the person served as a judge of a justice court for five years prior to November 7, 1950, and had continued such service since. |
Election results
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California Proposition 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,411,456 | 49.77% | ||
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1,424,507 | 50.23% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | Inferior Court Judges. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 57. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Makes judge of a justice court eligible for office as judge of a superseding municipal court though he is not an attorney, where he has served as justice of the peace for five years preceding November 7, 1950, and as judge of the justice court continuously thereafter. | ” |
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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