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Franklin Elia
Franklin Elia was a judge of the California 6th District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on September 29, 1988. He left office on June 30, 2022.
Elia was appointed to the court by Governor George Deukmejian and took the oath of office on September 29, 1988. He was retained by voters in 1990 and 2002.[1][2] He successfully ran for retention in 2014.[3] He retired on June 30, 2022.[4]
Education
Elia graduated from Santa Clara University in 1972 and received his J.D. from the Santa Clara University Law School in 1975.[1]
Career
Elia began his legal career in 1975 as a deputy attorney general. He served in the Sacramento and San Francisco offices until 1980. During this time, he also served on special assignment as a deputy district attorney in the Sacramento District Attorney's Office. He became a senior assistant city attorney for Palo Alto, CA in 1980. Three years later, in 1983, he became a judge of the Santa Clara County Municipal Court after an appointment by Governor Deukmejian. He was promoted to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in 1986 and he worked in this capacity until his appointment to the appellate court approximately two years later.[1]
Awards and associations
Associations
As of 2014:
- Adjunct professor & appellate advisory committee member, University of Santa Clara
- Trial advocacy program, Stanford Law School & the University of San Francisco School of Law
- Traynor Moot Court Competition, University of California Berkeley and Hastings College of Law
- Past member, Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Past chief counsel, State Bar of California's Committee on Moral Character[1]
Elections
2014
Elia was retained to the 6th District Court of Appeal with 75.1 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 California Courts, "Associate Justice Franklin D. Elia," accessed November 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Judicial Branch 2014 Roster," accessed November 26, 2014 Scroll to page 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ News Wires, "Justice Franklin D. Elia to Retire from Sixth Appellate District," June 13, 2022
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
