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Myrlys Stockdale Coleman
Myrlys Stockdale Coleman is a judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Stockdale Coleman won election for judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Stockdale Coleman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Myrlys Stockdale Coleman was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Stockdale Coleman earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University in 1986 and a J.D. from the Lincoln Law School of Sacramento in 2001. Her career experience includes working in the following roles:
- Commissioner, Sacramento County Superior Court
- Assistant chief counsel, California Department of Consumer Affairs
- Special assistant inspector general, California Office of the Inspector General
- Managing attorney and CEO, Stockdale Law Firm, Inc.
- Public affairs director, Water Resources Control Board/Contractors State License Board
- Information officer, California Department of Food & Agriculture, State Water Resources Board
- Analyst, California State Treasurer’s Office, Department of Social Services, State Compensation Insurance Fund
- Reporter, The Sacramento Bee
Stockdale Coleman has served on the board of the Sacramento Children’s Fund, California Court Commissioners Association, Association of African American California Judicial Officers, Wiley W. Manuel Bar Association, and Women Lawyers of Sacramento. She has also served as communications chair of the Judicial Council of California Black Lawyers Association and been affiliated with the Sacramento County Superior Court Community Engagement and Fairness Committee, Sacramento Superior Court/Lincoln Law School Mentor Program, and California Judges Association, Family Law Committee.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Sacramento County
Myrlys Stockdale Coleman won election outright against Noel Calvillo in the primary for Superior Court of Sacramento County on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Myrlys Stockdale Coleman (Nonpartisan)  | 62.6 | 167,313 |
 | Noel Calvillo (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 99,838 | |
| Total votes: 267,151 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Myrlys Stockdale Coleman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stockdale Coleman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The retiring judge endorses me in this election, as well as over 60 judicial officers throughout California. Former Presiding Judge Russell Hom stated: “[She] is an exemplary judicial officer. She epitomizes the qualities our community should expect from a member of the judiciary.”
Giving back to our community is important to me. I have volunteered and been a board member for many Sacramento area organizations since 1987.
I owned a law firm and practiced in the Sacramento area for 16 years. With a career focused on family law, I am dedicated to ensuring our court system protects families and children.
I am an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law and teach new Commissioners. I graduated from Howard University and Lincoln Law School. I would be honored to receive your vote. Thank you.
www.stockdalecolemanforjudge.com
- Myrlys has been performing the duties of a judge for years. Ten years ago she began serving as a Temporary Judge in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Contra Costa County Superior Courts. As a Superior Court Commissioner, Myrlys hears many cases with the same authority and responsibility as judges. v Myrlys has presided over thousands of hearings and hundreds of trials during her time on the bench which has prepared her for success as our next Judge.
- Giving back to our community is important to Myrlys, and she has been an active volunteer or board member for many Sacramento area organizations since 1987. (Delta Sigma Theta, Sacramento Bar Association, The Birthing Project, Wiley Manuel Bar Association, Women Lawyers of Sacramento, National Coalition of 100 Black Women and Sacramento Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Sacramento, to name a few. v She is an adjunct professor at the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and teaches newly appointed Commissioners about family law and child support.
- Before joining the bench, Myrlys owned a law firm and practiced in the Sacramento area for 16 years. She focused her career on family law and is dedicated to ensuring our court system protects families and children.
Her testament is that you can achieve your goals if you have passion, work hard, and believe in yourself.
Public/Community service.
It was memorable because I realized that my father, an Air Force fighter pilot, was at risk during his many missions in Vietnam, and he could have been a POW.
The judges who hear these and other cases make important decisions that affect your lives. And your vote will select that person. It is important to select the person who has the most experience on the job, who is extremely well-qualified, and who serves in the role with integrity and humility.
Also, we need judges who are empathetic, knowledgeable, experienced, fair and human. I’m all of these things. And, I want those who appear in my courtroom to feel they were heard.
A: In case he got a hole in one.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Superior Court of Sacramento County |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 9, 2022
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
