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Lorna Brumfield
Lorna H. Brumfield was a judge for the Superior Court of Kern County in California. She was appointed to the court in 2009 and retired from the court in 2021.[1]
Education
Brumfield received a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2009-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Kern County
- 1998-2009: Attorney, Offices of LeBeau-Thelen[3]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Lorna H. Brumfield (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Brumfield 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, Brumfield was automatically re-elected.[4]
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.[5][6][7][8]
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.[5]
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.[5]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments 12.23.21," accessed June 28, 2022
- ↑ Kern County Family Magazine, "Raising the Bar," November 1, 2009
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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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