Michael J. Popkins

Michael J. Popkins is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Popkins won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Elections

See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2020)

Incumbent Michael J. Popkins was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Popkins ran for re-election to the San Diego County Superior Court.
Primary: He was elected in the primary on June 3rd, 2014, receiving 55.29 percent of the vote. He competed against Paul Ware.
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The San Diego County Bar Association's Judicial Election Evaluation Committee rated Popkins as "Well Qualified" in 2014.^[3]

Popkins received his B.S. from Villanova University in 1973 and his J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law in 1976.^[4]

2013-present: Judge, Superior Court of San Diego County, California
2009-present: Adjunct professor, California Western School of Law
1985-2013: Deputy public defender, San Diego County Public Defender's Office
1978-1985: Attorney, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office^[4]

Michael J. Popkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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