Christopher Wilson (California)
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Christopher G. Wilson is a judge of the Superior Court of Humboldt County in California.
Wilson ran for re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Humboldt County in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
He was elected to the bench in November 1998 after receiving 50.09 percent of the vote.[1][2]
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 Christopher G. Wilson ran unopposed in the election for Department 5 of the Humboldt County Superior Court.[3]
| Humboldt County Superior Court Judge, Department 5, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Christopher G. Wilson 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]
Education
Wilson received a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in 1981 and a J.D. from the University of Oregon in 1984.
Career
- 1998-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Humboldt County
- 1992-1998: Attorney in private practice[2]
Noteworthy events
Public admonishment (2016)
In January 2016, the California Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Judge Christopher Wilson for falsely reporting that cases had been cleared before they really were in order to receive his paycheck. The commission found eight instances of this behavior since 2011. According to California law, judges must decide cases in 90 days after they have been argued. If a judge fails to do so, his or her paycheck is forfeited. Judges have to sign affidavits ensuring that their cases are on track. The commission charged Wilson with lying on the affidavits. Wilson was privately admonished for the same offense in 2007.[8]
Wilson's colleague at the Humboldt County Superior Court, Judge Dale A. Reinholtsen, was publicly admonished on the same charges in September 2015.[9]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Website of the Superior Court of Humboldt County
- California Courts, Trial Court Roster
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SmartVoter, "Christopher G. Wilson Full Biography," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Humboldt County, CA, "Candidate List," 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
- ↑ Lost Coast Outpost, "Another Humboldt Judge Regularly Submitted Fake Paperwork to Get Paid, State Commission Finds," January 24, 2016
- ↑ Lost Coast Outpost, "Judge Dale Reinholtsen Publicly Admonished For False Salary Records, Delayed Decisions," September 3, 2015
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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
