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Carla Keehn
Carla Keehn is a former candidate for the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. She ran in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Biography
Keehn graduated cum laude with an undergraduate degree from Princeton. She was awarded a J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law.[1][2]
Keehn has served as a federal prosecutor. She was also an adjunct professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. She has also acted as the Coordinator of the Federal Diversion program and as the Southern District of California U.S. Attorney's Tribal Liason for the 18 Native American tribes in San Diego County.[1][2]
Keehn served in the U.S. Army and rose to the rank of Captain in the JAG Corp, 1st Armored Division. She subsequently served in the California National Guard as a Captain.[2]
Awards
- Southern District of California's Leadership Award, 2015[3]
- Director's Award from the United States Department of Justice, 2016[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 Keri G. Katz defeated Carla Keehn in the election for Office 38 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[4]
| San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #38, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Keri G. Katz Incumbent |
64.33% | 368,249 |
| Carla Keehn | 35.67% | 204,198 |
| Total Votes | 572,447 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Official election results," accessed June 8, 2016 | ||
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]
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Keehn ran for election to the Superior Court of San Diego County.
Primary: She was defeated in the primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 42.07 percent of the vote. She competed against Lisa C. Schall.
Evaluation
The San Diego County Bar Association's Judicial Election Evaluation Committee rated Keehn as "Qualified" in 2014.[9]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carla Keehn for Judge, "About Carla", accessed October 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 [Carla Keehn for Superior Court Judge, "Meet Carla," accessed February 24, 2016]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on May 11, 2020.
- ↑ San Diego County, CA, "Candidate List," accessed April 9, 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
- ↑ San Diego County Bar Association, "2014 San Diego Judge Elections: Judicial Candidate Ratings," accessed May 13, 2014
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
