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Naser Khoury
Naser Khoury ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Khoury completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Khoury is a former candidate for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. He ran in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Biography
Naser Khoury was born in Amman, Jordan. Naser Khoury earned a law degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law in 1990. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
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 | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Lyons (Nonpartisan) | 59.6 | 1,091,579 | |
 | Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 40.4 | 739,192 | |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Lyons (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 452,247 | |
| ✔ | | Leslie Gutierrez (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 355,881 |
| Kevin McGurk (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 353,589 | ||
 | Naser Khoury (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 120,161 | |
| Total votes: 1,281,878 | |||
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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. Kim Nguyen and David Berger defeated Fred Mesropi, Naser Khoury, and Onica Valle Cole in the election for Office 158 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[2]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #158, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kim Nguyen |
34.22% | 515,020 |
| David Berger |
27.36% | 411,775 |
| Fred Mesropi | 17.94% | 270,074 |
| Naser Khoury | 12.60% | 189,575 |
| Onica Valle Cole | 7.88% | 118,619 |
| Total Votes | 1,505,063 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential Primary Election June 7, 2016," July 1, 2016 | ||
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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Naser Khoury completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Khoury's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am married for 28 years. We have three children Laila who is 24 and is attending Medical School at FAU and will graduate next year. George 22 and attending Duke Law School in his first year and Maggie 21 attending UC Berkley in her third year. I know and believe in my heart that I will be a great judge; I have the temperament and the experience as an attorney. I am willing, ready and able to take on this great responsibility. In addition, I am a professor at El Camino Christian College where I teach Business Law and American Government courses for past 5 years. I have a desire to represent the people of LA County as a Superior Court Judge. I will be fair, impartial and treat everyone with respect and dignity. I will uphold the laws and constitutions of the United States and the State of California.
- I have the temperament and the experience to be a great judge.
- I will uphold the laws and constitutions of the United States and the State of California
- I will be fair and impartial and treat everyone that appear before me with respect and dignity.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Superior Court of Los Angeles County |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 19, 2022
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
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
