Kimberly Merrifield
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Kimberly Merrifield is a judge on the Superior Court of Butte County in California. She was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown (D) on November 17, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Denny R. Forland.[1]
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 Kimberly Merrifield ran unopposed in the election for Department 5 of the Butte County Superior Court.[2]
| Butte County Superior Court Judge, Department 5, 2016 | ||
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 Kimberly Merrifield 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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
Education
Merrifield received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Chico and a J.D. from Cal Northern School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2015-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Butte County
- 2002-2015: Attorney in private practice
- 2002-2015: Contract attorney, Butte Office of the County Counsel
- 2002-2015: Contract attorney, Legal Services of Northern California
- 2002-2006; 2007: Part-time attorney, Self Help Assistance and Referral Program’s Oroville Office
- 1995-2002: Associate, Law Office of Robert A. Glusman[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Imperial Valley News, "Governor Brown Appoints Kimberly J. Merrifield to Butte County Superior Court," November 17, 2015
- ↑ Butte County, CA, "Conteset/Candidate Proof List," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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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