Gary Hoff
Gary D. Hoff was a judge for the Superior Court of Fresno County in California. He was appointed to the court in 1994 and retired from the court in 2022 due to health problems.[1]
Biography
Hoff received a bachelor's degree from California State University at Northridge and a J.D. from the University of La Verne College of Law.[2]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Gary D. Hoff (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Hoff 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, Hoff was automatically re-elected.[3]
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]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ GV Wire, "Judge Gary Hoff Is Retiring After Distinguished Career," accessed June 29, 2022
- ↑ Martindale, "Gary D. Hoff Judge Profile"
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, Candidate Guide
- ↑ 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
