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Julia Craig Kelety
2023 - Present
2027
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Julia Craig Kelety is a judge for Division 1 of the California 4th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on April 7, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Kelety won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Kelety received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona and a J.D. from Cornell University Law School.[1]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of San Diego County, Kelety was a partner in a San Diego law firm.
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Julia Craig Kelety (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.[2][3][4][5]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]
2012
Kelety ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Kelety was automatically re-elected.[6]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Julia C. Kelety, Associate Justice," accessed on June 5, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
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