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Dan Thomas Oki
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Dan Thomas Oki is a former judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California.[1] He served on the court from 1992 to 2019.[2][3]
Education
Oki received his B.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from Loyola Marymount University.[4]
Career
Before joining the court, Oki was an attorney in private practice for fifteen years.[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 Dan Thomas Oki ran unopposed in the election for Office 98 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[5]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #98, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Dan Thomas Oki 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.[6][7][8][9]
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.[6]
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.[6]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[6]
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Website of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- California Courts, Trial Court Roster
- Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Dan Oki to Seek Election as Assistant Presiding Judge," March 2, 2012
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Dan Oki to Seek Election as Assistant Presiding Judge," March 2, 2012
- ↑ Trellis, "The Honorable Dan T. Oki," accessed May 19, 2020
- ↑ Martindale, "Dan Thomas Oki Judge Profile," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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
