Kimberly M. Briggs
Kimberly M. Briggs is a former judge of the Alameda County Superior Court in California, serving from 2009 to 2020. She was first appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) in 2009 and won re-election in 2012 and 2018.[1][2] Briggs retired from the bench in 2020.[3]
Education
Briggs received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from Santa Clara University.[4]
Career
- 2009-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Alameda County
- 1995-2009: Assistant U.S. attorney, United States Attorney's Office
- 1987-1994: Deputy district attorney, Alameda County District Attorney's Office[4]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Kimberly M. Briggs (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Briggs 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, Briggs was automatically re-elected.[5]
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 Three to Los Angeles Superior Court," September 2, 2009
- ↑ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Appoints 14 Superior Court Judges 4.28.20," April 28, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mercury News, "Governor names six East Bay attorneys as judges," September 1, 2009
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, Candidate Filed Log
- ↑ 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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