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Linda L. Lofthus
Linda L. Lofthus was a judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County in California. She assumed office in 2003. She left office in 2023.
Lofthus won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
She was appointed by former Governor Gray Davis in October 2003 to succeed Rolleen McIlwrath.[1][2] She was appointed presiding judge of the court in 2018 for a two-year term ending on December 31, 2019.[3]
Education
Lofthus received a bachelor's degree from California State University at Chico and a J.D. from New College of California School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2003-Present: Judge, Superior Court of San Joaquin County
- 2018-2019: Presiding judge
- 1990-2003: Attorney in private practice
- 1986-1990: Associate, Rishwain, Hakeem, Ellis, LaBeouf and Ganzer[2]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Linda L. Lofthus (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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Davis Names Linda Lofthus, Family Law Specialist, to San Joaquin Superior Court," October 7, 2003
- ↑ lodinews.com, "Lodi woman named presiding judge of S.J. County Superior Court," January 10, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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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