Gayle Peron

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Gayle Peron

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Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2022

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016

Appointed

November 17, 2015

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Santa Barbara

Law

Pepperdine University

Personal
Profession
Commissioner, San Luis Obispo Superior Court


Gayle Peron is a judge of the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County in California. She was appointed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on November 17, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Earle Jeffrey Burke.[1] Peron ran unopposed for election to a full term in 2016.

Education

Peron received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.[1]

Career

From 2006 to 2015, Peron was a commissioner at the San Luis Obispo Superior Court. She was an associate at Stuart and Shaw, Inc. from 1979 to 1984.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: California local trial court judicial elections, 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 Gayle Peron ran unopposed in the election for Office 1 of the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court.[2]

San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge, Office #1, 2016
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Gayle Peron 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.[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]

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