John Shepard Wiley, Jr.
John Shepard Wiley Jr. is a judge for Division 8 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Wiley ran for re-election for the Division 8 judge of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
On November 27, 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) appointed Wiley to succeed Justice Laurence Rubin. The California Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed Wiley's appointment on December 21, 2018.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Wiley received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis, an M.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2001: Policy consultant, Federal Trade Commission
- 2000-2001: Special master, United States District Court for the Central District of California
- 1995-2008: Teacher, Federal Judicial Center
- 1995-1999: Examiner, Commission on Judicial Performance
- 1995-1999: Of counsel, Mayer Brown
- 1993: Of counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
- 1990-1994: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California
- 1983-2005: Professor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- 1981-1982: Law clerk for Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States
- 1980-1981: Law clerk for Judge Frank M. Coffin, First Circuit Court of Appeals in Maine[2]
Political career
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Wiley's political career includes the following offices:
- 2018-present: California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 8
- 2002-2018: Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Elections
2022
See also: California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 8, John Shepard Wiley's seat
John Shepard Wiley Jr. was retained to Division 8 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 70.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
70.2
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1,422,734 | ||
No |
29.8
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602,952 | |||
Total Votes |
2,025,686 | ||||
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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 John Shepard Wiley, Jr. ran unopposed in the election for Office 1 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[3]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #1, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 John Shepard Wiley, Jr. 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Shepard Wiley Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Four Court of Appeal Justices," November 27, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 California Courts, "Commission Confirms Six Appointments to Courts of Appeal," December 21, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," 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
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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
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