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Matthew S. Harris (California)
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2015 - Present
2027
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Matthew S. Harris is a judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Harris won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2020
Incumbent Matthew S. Harris was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
2014
- See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Harris ran for election to the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Primary: Harris was successful in the primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 46.44 percent of the vote. He competed against Diane Ritchie and Annrae Angel.*
General: Harris defeated Diane Ritchie in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 53.7 percent of the vote. Because no candidate received over 50 percent of the vote in the primary, the race for this seat was decided in the general election. The two candidates with the most votes in the primary, Harris and Diane Ritchie, appeared on the November ballot.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matthew S. Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Harris received his undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania State University. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1988.[3]
Career
Prior to his election, Harris was a deputy district attorney for the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office. He has also worked in private practice briefly and as a special assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s office.[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate list for June 3, 2014 primary," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "June 3, 2014 Primary Election, Unofficial Semi-Final Results," June 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matthew Harris for Judge, "Biography," accessed September 12, 2014
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