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JoAnne McCracken
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2010 - Present
2029
15
JoAnne McCracken is a judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. She assumed office in 2010. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
McCracken won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
McCracken was appointed to the court in December 2010 by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1]
Education
McCracken received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.[1]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge, McCracken was the deputy district attorney for the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office from 1989 to 2010. She previously worked as an associate attorney for Long & Levitt from 1986 to 1989.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Santa Clara County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. JoAnne McCracken (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 JoAnne McCracken ran unopposed in the election for Office 15 of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.[3]
| Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge, Office #15, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 JoAnne McCracken Incumbent | ||
2010
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
McCracken won the primary election, with 76.45 percent of the vote. She was elected after running unopposed in the general election.[4]
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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
JoAnne McCracken did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 California Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Five to Santa Clara County Superior Court," December 6, 2010
- ↑ MercuryNews.com, "Santa Clara County judge's races pit civil lawyers against prosecutors," May 10, 2010
- ↑ Santa Clara County Elections, "2016 Candidate List," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County, "Unofficial Primary Election Results"
- ↑ 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
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
