Jeffrey A. Thompson (California)
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Jeffrey A. Thompson is a judge for the Superior Court of Colusa County in California. He was appointed by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008 to succeed William S. Abel. Thompson was re-elected in 2010 and his current term will expire in 2017.[1][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 Jeffrey A. Thompson ran unopposed in the election for Department 1 of the Colusa County Superior Court.[3]
| Colusa County Superior Court Judge, Department 1, 2016 | ||
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 Jeffrey A. Thompson 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.[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]
Education
Thompson received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.[8]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of Colusa County, Thompson was an attorney.[9]
2010 election
Thompson won re-election unopposed in 2010.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Sun-Herald "Races already shaping up in election," February 16, 2010
- ↑ Colusa County, CA, "Candidate Watch," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Jeffrey A. Thompson Judge Profile
- ↑ Colusa County Sun Herald, "Incumbents re-upping for ballot," January 5, 2010 (dead link)
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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
