Craig Riemer
Craig Riemer was a judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California. He assumed office in 2003. He left office in 2024.
Riemer won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
He was appointed to the court by Governor Gray Davis in August 2003.[1]
Biography
Riemer received an undergraduate degree from the University of California Riverside and a J.D. from the University of California Los Angeles. Prior to joining the court, Riemer was a senior appellate court attorney with the California Courts of Appeal from 1990 to 2003. Before that, he was a civil litigator with firms in Riverside.[1]
Awards and associations
- Former president, Riverside County Bar Association
- Former chair, Resolutions Committee, State Bar Conference of Delegates[1]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Craig Riemer (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Riemer defeated John A. Henry in the primary election on June 5, winning 51.26 percent of the vote.[2][3]
This race was the first since 1994 where a sitting superior court judge was challenged in Riverside County.[4]
Campaign finance reports
Between January 1and March 17, Riemer raised $19,448. During the same period of time, Henry raised $73,701.[4]
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]
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Davis Appoints Three to Riverside, San Bernardino Courts," August 13, 2003
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar, 2012 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, 2012 Primary Candidates
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MyDesert.com, "John Henry, Craig Riember judicial race draws big bucks," March 24, 2012
- ↑ 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
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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
