Charles F. Palmer
Charles F. Palmer is a retired judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He was first appointed by Governor Gray Davis on May 22, 2002, to succeed Kurt Lewin.[1][2]
Education
Palmer received his bachelor's degree from University of California Berkeley and his J.D. from Yale Law School.[1]
Career
- 2002-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California
- 1988-2002: Lawyer, Perkins Coie
- 1978-1988: Lawyer, Johnson Manfredi and Thorpe
- 1973-1977: Lawyer, O'Melveny and Meyers[1]
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 Charles F. Palmer ran unopposed in the election for Office 12 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[3]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #12, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Charles F. Palmer Incumbent | ||
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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Davis Appoints Three Private Practitioners to Superior Court," May 23, 2002
- ↑ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Appoints 19 Superior Court Judges 11.13.20," November 13, 2020
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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
