Melissa Lyons (California)

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Melissa Lyons

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Nonpartisan

Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

Campaign website

Melissa Lyons is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. Lyons assumed office on January 2, 2023. Lyons' current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Lyons ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. Lyons won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)

General election

General election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Melissa Lyons defeated Leslie Gutierrez in the general election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melissa Lyons (Nonpartisan)	59.6	1,091,579
		Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan)	40.4	739,192

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,830,771
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Melissa Lyons and Leslie Gutierrez defeated Kevin McGurk and Naser Khoury in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Melissa Lyons (Nonpartisan)	35.3	452,247
✔		Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan)	27.8	355,881
	Submit photo	Kevin McGurk (Nonpartisan)	27.6	353,589
		Naser Khoury (Nonpartisan)	9.4	120,161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,281,878
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Campaign themes

2022

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Candidate

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Footnotes

California courts

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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