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Leslie Gutierrez
Leslie Gutierrez is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Gutierrez won election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Leslie Gutierrez won election outright against Christopher Darden and Osman Taher in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 57.9 | 725,298 |
| Christopher Darden (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 390,730 | ||
| Osman Taher (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 137,170 | ||
| Total votes: 1,253,198 | |||
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Endorsements
Gutierrez received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Melissa Lyons defeated Leslie Gutierrez in the general election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Lyons (Nonpartisan) | 59.6 | 1,091,579 | |
| Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 40.4 | 739,192 | |
| Total votes: 1,830,771 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Melissa Lyons and Leslie Gutierrez defeated Kevin McGurk and Naser Khoury in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Lyons (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 452,247 | |
| ✔ | | Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 355,881 |
| Kevin McGurk (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 353,589 | ||
 | Naser Khoury (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 120,161 | |
| Total votes: 1,281,878 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Leslie Gutierrez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Leslie Gutierrez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Superior Court of Los Angeles County |
Footnotes
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
