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Joel Wallenstein
Joel Wallenstein is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Wallenstein won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
Wallenstein received his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1983 and his J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law in 1988.[1][2]
Career
- 2013-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 2005-2013: Commissioner, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 2003-2005: Counsel, California State Compensation Insurance Fund Legal Department
- 1997-2002: Referee, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 1989-1997: Deputy public defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office[1]
Elections
2020
Incumbent Joel Wallenstein was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Wallenstein ran for re-election to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joel Wallenstein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Eight to Los Angeles County Superior Court," December 5, 2013
- ↑ Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on December 14, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: Candidate list for 6/3/2014 primary election, accessed March 17, 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
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