Kenneth J. Melikian
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Kenneth J. Melikian is a judge for the Superior Court of El Dorado County in California. He was appointed by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on March 26, 2009.[1][2]
Education
Melikian received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from the University of Southern California.[3]
Career
- 2009-Present: Judge, Superior Court of El Dorado County
- 1991-2009: Assistant U.S. attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California
- 1988-1991: Deputy district attorney, Fresno County District Attorney's Office
- 1978-1988: Deputy district attorney, San Bernadino County District Attorney's Office[4]
Elections
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 Kenneth J. Melikian ran unopposed in the election for Office 7 of the El Dorado County Superior Court.[5]
| El Dorado County Superior Court Judge, Office #7, 2016 | ||
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 Kenneth J. Melikian 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.[6][7][8][9]
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.[6]
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.[6]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[6]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Schwarzenegger Names 23 New Judges, Including 2 in Los Angeles, March 27, 2009
- ↑ Kenneth J. Melikian Judge Profile
- ↑ Azbarez Armenian News, "Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Armenian American to County Superior Courts," March 27, 2009
- ↑ El Dorado County, CA, "Local Candidate Filing Status," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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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