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Jay Boyarsky
Jay Boyarsky ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Boyarsky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jay Boyarsky was born in California. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1987 and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. His career experience includes working as a prosecutor, civil litigator, and Chief Assistant District Attorney for Santa Clara County.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Superior Court of Santa Clara County
Johnene Stebbins defeated Jay Boyarsky in the general election for Superior Court of Santa Clara County on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Johnene Stebbins (Nonpartisan)  | 56.8 | 341,191 |
| Jay Boyarsky (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 259,916 | ||
| Total votes: 601,107 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Santa Clara County
Jay Boyarsky and Johnene Stebbins defeated Nicole Ford in the primary for Superior Court of Santa Clara County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Boyarsky (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 142,549 | |
| ✔ | | Johnene Stebbins (Nonpartisan) | 35.5 | 107,257 |
| Nicole Ford (Nonpartisan) | 17.3 | 52,147 | ||
| Total votes: 301,953 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jay Boyarsky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Boyarsky's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a prosecutor for 30 years, I am passionate about justice, especially protecting children. Early in my career, a horrible man raped a 7-year-old girl. For 8 years, she hid the crimes against her because the attacker threatened her family. I worked hard. But the case was dismissed on a technicality. That was wrong. I worked tirelessly to change the law. “Maricela’s Law” made it easier to prosecute rapists and child molesters. I worked my way up and today I am District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s second-in-command, running the largest DA’s Office in Northern California. I oversee the prosecutions of murderers, rapists, racists, and environmental polluters. Sheriff Bob Jonsen, the San Jose Police Officers’ Association, and the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association endorse me because I’m committed to public safety.
Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte, BAYMEC, La Raza, and the Mercury News: “He’s the person who makes the office run.”
Endorsed by DA Jeff Rosen, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, San Jose Mayors Matt Mahan, Sam Liccardo, Supervisors Cindy Chavez, Susan Ellenberg, Otto Lee, Joe Simitian, Legislators Becker, Berman, Cortese, Evan Low, and 30 current and former judges.- Public safety and fairness are not mutually exclusive for criminal justice. In fact, both are necessary and inextricably intertwined.
- Experience (broad and deep), Endorsements (respected and varied), and Empathy (for victims and others).
- ONLY candidate endorsed by Planned Parenthood.
Candidates for judicial office are precluded by the Canons of Judicial Ethics from “stating a position on an issue that could come before the courts.” (Canon 3). The basis for this rule is to ensure the impartiality and the appearance of impartiality of judges when they render decisions. If judicial candidates were allowed to state positions in the way that other political candidates are allowed (and expected) to state positions, it would undermine their neutrality when they are on the bench as parties would already know their views on the issue before them. As such, I am unfortunately not able to comment on specific political positions.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 22, 2024
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
