David Sotelo
David Sotelo was a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He assumed office in 2002. He left office on February 28, 2023.
Sotelo won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Sotelo was appointed in 2002 by Governor Gray Davis.[1][2]
Education
Sotelo received his bachelor's degree from University of California, Santa Cruz in 1983 and his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.[2]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Sotelo worked as a prosecutor at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and was later appointed to court commissioner of one of the seventeen drug courts located in Eastern Los Angeles.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2013: Distinguished Social Sciences Alumni Award, University of California, Santa Cruz[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. David Sotelo (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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 David Sotelo ran unopposed in the election for Office 90 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[3]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #90, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 David Sotelo 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
David Sotelo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 UCSC News Center, "Judge David Sotelo named Social Sciences distinguished alumni winner," April 24, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," 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
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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
