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Donald B. Griffith
2025 - Present
2031
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Donald Griffith is a judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Griffith won election for judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Kern County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Kern County
Donald Griffith won election outright against Nick Lackie in the primary for Superior Court of Kern County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Griffith (Nonpartisan) | 61.3 | 62,131 |
| Nick Lackie (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 39,197 | ||
| Total votes: 101,328 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Griffith in this election.
2014
Two seats on the Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In Trustee Area 2, incumbent Donald B. Griffith faced challenger Clark McCartney and won re-election. Trustee Area 5 incumbent Michael Alexander Duran ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
This election was the first time the Desert Sands Unified School District elected members from trustee areas. Prior to this election, board of education members were elected at-large.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Donald B. Griffith Incumbent |
61.6% | 5,593 | |
| Nonpartisan | Clark McCartney | 38.4% | 3,482 | |
| Total Votes | 9,075 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election, November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Griffith filed Form 470 with the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, indicating he did not intend to raise or spend more than $1,000 for his 2014 campaign. Because of this, Griffith did not have to file any additional campaign finance reports.[1]
Endorsements
Griffith received the endorsement of The Desert Sun.[2]
2010
| Desert Sands Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Donald B. Griffith |
30.1% | 18,718 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Alexander Duran Incumbent |
27.6% | 17,182 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nick Homer | 23.5% | 14,648 | |
| Nonpartisan | Allen Harper | 18.8% | 11,711 | |
| Total Votes | 62,259 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election November 2, 2010, Final Official Results," accessed September 24, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donald Griffith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
