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Irma Poole Asberry
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2007 - Present
2029
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Irma Poole Asberry is a judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California. She assumed office in 2007. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Asberry won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Asberry was the first African-American female judge to serve in Riverside County.[1]
Education
Asberry received her undergraduate degree from the University of California Riverside and a J.D. from the University of San Diego.[2]
Career
- 2007-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Riverside County
- 1988-2007: Attorney in private practice
- 1980-1988: Partner, Butterwick & Bright[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Irma Poole Asberry (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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 Irma Poole Asberry ran unopposed in the election for Office 1 of the Riverside County Superior Court.
| Riverside County Superior Court, Office #1, 2016 | ||
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 Irma Poole Asberry Incumbent | ||
2010
Asberry was elected to the court, following an appointment in 2007, in the 2010 election.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Irma Poole Asberry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "RIVERSIDE: Judge to give lecture," February 28, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedros - ↑ 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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