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Mark Magit
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2023
Mark Magit is a judge on the Mono County Superior Court in California. He joined the court on Monday, January 3, 2011.[1]
Education
Magit earned his B.A. from the University of California and his J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law.[2]
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 Mark Magit ran unopposed in the election for the Mono County Superior Court.[3]
| Mono County Superior Court Judge, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Mark Magit Incumbent | ||
2010
Magit won 46.51 percent of the vote in the primary, advancing to the general election, in which he won with 53.57 percent of the vote against opponent Randall L. Gephart's 46.43 percent.[4][5]
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.[6][7][8][9]
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.[6]
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.[6]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[6]
See also
External links
- Official Campaign website
- Website of the Superior Court of Mono County
- California Courts, "Trial Court Roster"
Footnotes
- ↑ California Constitution, Article VI, Section 16(c)
- ↑ Martindale, "Mark Gilbert Magit - Lawyer Profile," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ Sierra Wave Media, "Deadline extended for upcoming elections," March 14, 2016
- ↑ Mono County, Semi-Official Primary Election Summary Report
- ↑ Mono County Semi-Final election results, Nov. 2, 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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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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
