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Joan Weber
Joan P. Weber is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Weber won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
Weber received her undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and her J.D. degree from the University of Arizona.[1]
Career
Before she became a judge, Weber served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice of the Southern District of California. She also previously worked as an attorney in private practice specializing in civil litigation in Phoenix, Arizona, and served as a law clerk for Judge John Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Joan P. Weber (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Weber in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Joan P. Weber (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
2012
Weber ran for re-election to the Superior Court of San Diego County in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Weber was automatically re-elected.[7]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joan P. Weber did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The American Law Institute, "Biography: Joan Patricia Weber," accessed December 27, 2014
- ↑ California Courts.gov, "Judge Joan P. Weber," accessed December 27, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "June Primary Election Roster of Candidates" (dead link)
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
