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Judith McConnell (California)

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Judith McConnell
California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 1
Tenure
2001 - Present
Term ends
2035
Years in position
24
Compensation
Base salary
$280,052
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
University of California, Berkeley, 1966
Law
University of California, Berkeley, 1969
Contact

Judith McConnell is a judge for Division 1 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on October 3, 2001. Her current term ends on January 8, 2035.

McConnell ran for re-election for the Division 1 judge of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.

McConnell was confirmed as the presiding justice of the court on September 25, 2003.[1][2]

Biography

Education

McConnell earned her bachelor's degree in 1966 from the University of California, Berkeley. She received her J.D. from Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1969.[1][3]

Career

McConnell began her legal career as an attorney for the California Department of Transportation in 1969. She entered private practice in 1976 with the law firm Reed, McConnell & Sullivan. In 1978, she was appointed to the San Diego Municipal Court and was elevated to the Superior Court of San Diego County in 1980. She served on this court until her appointment to the Fourth District Court of Appeal in 2001.[2][1]

Elections

2022

See also:  California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

California 4th District Court of Appeal Division 1, Judith McConnell's seat

Judith McConnell was retained to Division 1 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 63.9% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
63.9
 
1,464,579
No
 
36.1
 
826,739
Total Votes
2,291,318

2010

See also: California judicial elections, 2010

McConnell was retained in 2010 with 70.7% of the vote.[4]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Judith McConnell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes