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Franklin E. Bondonno

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Franklin E. Bondonno

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Superior Court of Santa Clara County
Tenure

2005 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

20

Elections and appointments
Last elected

March 5, 2024

Appointed

2005

Education

Bachelor's

Pacific Union College

Law

Santa Clara School of Law

Franklin E. Bondonno is a judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. He assumed office in 2005. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Bondonno won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Bondonno was appointed to the superior court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in July 2005 to succeed William R. Danser.[1][2]

Biography

Education

Bondonno received a bachelor's degree from Pacific Union College and a J.D. from Santa Clara School of Law.[2]

Career

  • 2005-present: Judge, Superior Court of Santa Clara County
  • 1972-2005: Attorney, Popelka Allard, A.P.C.
  • 1972-1973: Deputy district attorney, Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
  • Prior to 1972: Attorney in private practice[2]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Franklin E. Bondonno (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bondonno in this election.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2018)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Franklin E. Bondonno (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.[3][4][5][6]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]

2012

Bondonno ran 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, Bondonno was automatically re-elected.[7]

See also: California judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Franklin E. Bondonno did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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