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Carol D. Codrington
2010 - Present
2035
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Carol D. Codrington is a judge for Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on August 25, 2010. Her current term ends on January 8, 2035.
Codrington ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Codrington was nominated to the court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on August 11, 2010,[1] and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on August 25, 2010.[2]
Biography
Education
Codrington received her B.A. in sociology from Loyola Marymount University and her J.D. from Loyola Law School.[1]
Career
- 2010-present: Associate Justice, California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two
- 2007-2010: Judge, Superior Court of Riverside County
- 2006-2007: Court Commissioner, Superior Court of Riverside County
- 2004-2006: Sole practitioner, private law practice
- 2001-2004: Associate general counsel, Los Angeles Unified School District
- 1999-2001: Deputy city attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
- 1997-2000: Director, Western Law Center for Disability Rights
- 1989-1997: Associate, then partner, Mallory and Brown-Curtis
- 1986-1989: Associate, Burke, Robinson and Pearman law firm[1]
Awards
- Employment Roundtable of Southern California Leadership Award
- William L. Strickland Excellence Award, Loyola Marymount University’s African American Alumni Association
- Professional Excellence Award: Judicial Officer of the Year, Southwest Riverside County Bar Association
- Bernard S. Jefferson: Jurist of the Year Award, John M. Langston Bar Association
- Judge Elwood Rich Outstanding Jurist Award
- Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, Leadership in Jurisprudence Award, 16th Annual Celebration of Excellence
- Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court, Jurist of the Year Award
- Richard T. Fields Bar Association Judicial Officer of the Year[3]
Elections
2022
See also: California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 2, Carol D. Codrington's seat
Carol D. Codrington was retained to Division 2 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 73.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
✔ | Yes |
73.9
|
1,658,527 | ||
No |
26.1
|
586,433 | |||
Total Votes |
2,244,960 |
|
2010
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
Codrington was retained in 2010 with 73.6 percent of the vote.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carol D. Codrington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Officeholder California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 2 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Nominates Carol Codrington to Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two," August 11, 2010
- ↑ Judicial Council of California, News Release: "Commission Confirms Nomination of Judge Carol Codrington to Court of Appeal," August 25, 2010
- ↑ California Courts, "Associate Justice Carol D. Codrington biography," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, November 2, 2010 Official Results
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State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
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