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Lon Hurwitz
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2010 - Present
2029
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Lon Hurwitz is a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Hurwitz won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Hurwitz was elected to the bench in June 2010 to a term beginning in January 2011. However, in December 2010, former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Hurwitz to the bench which allowed him to immediately assume his judicial position. Hurwitz succeeded Randell L. Wilkinson.[1][2]
Education
Hurwitz received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach and a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2010-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County
- 2004-2010: Commissioner, Superior Court of Orange County
- 1999-2004: Sole practitioner
- 1990-1998: Attorney, Law Office of Hurwitz & Humphreys
- 1983-1990: Sole practitioner
- 1979-1983: Attorney, Law Office of Sandquist, Rokes and Hurwitz[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Lon Hurwitz (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2010
Hurwitz won election with 52.1% of the vote in the primary.[3]
- Main article: California Superior Court judicial elections, 2010 (A-R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lon Hurwitz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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
