David Brown (San Diego County, California)
David G. Brown is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Brown 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.
He was appointed to the bench on April 7, 2005, by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Brown received a bachelor's degree from Occidental College in 1972 and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1976. He earned a M.S.S.M. from the University of Southern California in 1980.[2]
Military
Brown spent thirty years as an officer with the United States Marine Corps. He retired as a Colonel in October of 2005. He served in combat operations during the Iraq War and Operation Enduring Freedom.[2][3]
Career
Brown spent more than 25 years as a partner with the law firm Neil, Dymott, Brown, Frank & Harrison. The firm is now called Neil, Dymott, Frank, McFall and Trexler. In addition to private practice, Brown served as an arbitrator for the superior court from 1986 to 2001. He served as an arbitrator for the municipal court from 1985 to 2001. Before joining the superior court full time in 2005, he was a judge pro tem from 1987 to 2001, and a municipal court judge pro tem from 1991 to 2001.[2][4]
Awards and associations
- 2003: Lawyer of the Year, San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
- 2007-2013: Master, American Inns of Court
- 1988-2001: Instructor, The Rutter Group
- 1984-2001: Instructor, San Diego Inns of Court
- 1988-1990: Barrister, American Inns of Court
- Recipient, Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Recipient, Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- Recipient, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Recipient, Iraq Campaign Medal
- Recipient, Korea Defense Service Medal
- Recipient, Meritorious Unit Award
- Recipient, Presidential Unit Citation
- Two time recipient, Marine Corps Unit Citations
- Two time recipient, Navy Unit Commendation
- Two time recipient, Marine Corps Commendation Medal
- Three time recipient, National Defense Service Medal
- Three time recipient, Sea Service Ribbon
- Three time recipient, Overseas Service Ribbon
- Four time recipient, Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal
- Four time recipient, Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Advocate, The American Board of Trial Advocates
- Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
- Member, National Board of Trial Advocacy[4]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. David G. Brown (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brown in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. David G. Brown (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.[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]
2012
Brown ran successfully for re-election to the Superior Court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Brown was automatically re-elected to a term ending January 6, 2019.[9]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
2006
He was elected to a term that ended on January 6, 2013.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David G. Brown did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SignonSanDiego.com, "3 are appointed judges for Superior Court," April 9, 2005
- ↑ "An Officer And A Judge," Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 27, 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Per information submitted to Judgepedia on October 13, 2011
- ↑ 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
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Primary Candidates (dead link)
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
