Jamie Thistlethwaite
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Jamie Thistlethwaite is a judge on the Sonoma County Superior Court Office 3 in California.[1] She was elected in 2010 and took office in January 2011.[2]
Educations
Thistlethwaite earned his B.S. from the University of California and his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.[3]
Career
Prior to taking the bench in January 2011, Thistlewaite was a criminal defense attorney.[2]
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 Jamie Thistlethwaite ran unopposed in the election for Office 3 of the Sonoma County Superior Court.[4]
| Sonoma County Superior Court Judge, Office #3, 2016 | ||
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 Jamie Thistlethwaite Incumbent | ||
2010
Thistlethwaite was elected in the primary, winning 63.3 percent of the vote.[1]
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.[5][6][7][8]
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.[5]
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.[5]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonoma County, "Primary Election Results," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Press Democrat, "Thistlethwaite sworn in as new judge," January 7, 2011
- ↑ Martindale, "Jamie Olsen Thistlethwaite - Lawyer Profile," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ Sonoma County, CA, "Campaign Guide," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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
