Cynthia Freeland
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2031
Cynthia Freeland is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Freeland won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Freeland received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego and a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. Below is a summary of her professional experience:[1]
- 2007-2016: Partner and attorney at Schor and Freeland LLP
- 2003-2007: National partner at Baker and McKenzie LLP
- 1996-2003: Associate
- 1995-1996: Law clerk for Judge Andrew Hauk at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Cynthia Freeland (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Freeland in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Cynthia Freeland (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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.[2][3][4][5]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy cases
A.A. v. Newsom (2021)
A.A. v. Newsom: On March 17, 2021, a San Diego County judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of various school reopening provisions across California after a group of parents of public-school children filed suit. Under the state's school reopening plan, middle and high schools located in "purple" counties (i.e., counties with between 7 and 10 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents) were prohibited from reopening. The plaintiffs also challenged the plan's requirement that reopened schools maintain at least four feet between students in classrooms. The plaintiffs argued that these provisions violated California’s constitutional and statutory guarantees of a quality education, education equality, separation of powers, and due process. In her order, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Freeland sided with the plaintiffs, calling the state's school reopening plan "selective in its applicability, vague in its terms, and arbitrary in its prescriptions." In response to Freeland's order, California Health and Human Services Agency spokesman Rodger Butler said that the state would "continue to lead with science and health as we review this order and assess our legal options with a focus on the health and safety of California’s children and schools." Scott Davidson, an attorney for the plaintiffs, called the ruling "a huge validation of our position that remote learning is a failure, that education is a constitutional right and that these kids have been denied their right to an education with remote learning."[6][7][8]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Imperial Valley News, "Governor Brown Appoints Four to San Diego County Superior Court," December 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 Superior Court, "A.A. v. Newsom: Revised Order on Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order," March 17, 2021
- ↑ San Diego County Superior Court, "A.A. v. Newsom: Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief and Petition for Writ of Mandate," February 16, 2021
- ↑ The Los Angeles Time, "San Diego judge temporarily blocks state from enforcing school reopening rules," March 15, 2021
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
