Noel Calvillo
Noel Calvillo ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Calvillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Noel Calvillo was born in Watsonville, California. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002 and a J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law in 2008. Calvillo's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Sacramento County
Amy Holliday won election outright against Noel Calvillo and Bobby Luna in the primary for Superior Court of Sacramento County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Holliday (Nonpartisan) | 58.6 | 167,456 | |
 | Noel Calvillo (Nonpartisan)  | 23.9 | 68,472 | |
| Bobby Luna (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 50,005 | ||
| Total votes: 285,933 | |||
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Endorsements
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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
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noel Calvillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Calvillo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Judge Calvillo has been applauded for his work advancing justice and fairness. Judge Calvillo's candidacy brings a range of experience that is unmatched by his opponents. He has the skillset and background to advance a justice system that will work for everyone. Having grown up in a working family household, it is no surprise that he lives and breathes working family values and understands the importance of fiscal responsibility.
Before becoming an Administrative Law Judge, Noel served on the staffs of two Lieutenant Governors, a Governor, the Legislative Counsel’s Bureau, the Office of the Public Defender, and the California Department of Social Services.
Noel has dedicated his professional capacities to serving the public. He has quietly been a leader in our criminal justice system making reforms towards fairness, justice, and evidence-based practices. His work has made our community a safer place while at the same time saving taxpayers money.
In the Criminal Law Unit at the Office of the Legislative Counsel, Noel drafted hundreds of criminal law bills and advised legislative staff.
- Judge Calvillo is committed to fairness and is the only candidate that refuses endorsements and donations from law enforcement or lawyers, including prosecutors and defense attorneys. Judge Calvillo is committed to maintaining impartiality and will not allow litigants to influence his candidacy.
- Judge Calvillo currently presides over hearings involving disputes persons have with County actions and has presided over more than 100 such hearings. He has written over 100 decisions affecting the rights of persons - Conducted over 70 criminal trials, including homicides and the most serious adult and juvenile cases - Successfully argued before California's Third District Court of Appeals - Served on statewide juvenile justice advisory board - Written hundreds of legislative proposals as a Deputy Legislative Counsel, including AB 109 - Criminal Justice Realignment - Drafted statewide ballot initiatives for the Legislature and Citizens - Represented Legislators, in court, who were subpoenaed for their work in the Legislature.
- Judge Calvillo brings a unique skillset and range of experience. He became an expert in legislative privilege quashing subpoenas and representing legislators in court, he is an expert in statutory construction and argued the constitutionality of a measure before the Third District Court of Appeals, he has worked on the most serious types of criminal and juvenile cases, and he spent years drafting legislative proposals, among other things.
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2022
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Noel Calvillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Calvillo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In the Criminal Law Unit at the Office of the Legislative Counsel, Noel drafted hundreds of criminal law bills. He was the point-of-contact for legislative staff on the issues of prisons, sex offenders, and gangs. He became the point person for many legislative committee staff on amending criminal law bills as they moved through the Legislature.
Noel has conducted over 55 jury trials. He is a statewide leader in reforms affecting juvenile justice and has additionally conducted over 15 juvenile transfer hearings. Noel used his legislative expertise in sponsoring and drafting the initial versions of Assembly Bill 1423, a bill further advancing justice for juveniles.
Noel wrote the briefs and successfully argued the constitutionality of Senate Bill 1391 before the Third District Court of Appeals. A measure that advanced public safety and saved taxpayer money.- Noel is an expert in constitutional and statutory interpretation. As a Deputy in the Office of Legislative Counsel, he drafted hundreds of criminal law measures and many constitutional amendments.
- Noel has conducted over 55 criminal jury trials. He has handled the most serious adult and juvenile cases.
- Noel understands the community and is dedicated to using his criminal law expertise to help make the community safer.
Noel's extensive criminal law experience has already made the community safer. He has argued before the Court of Appeals to protect measures increasing public safety. On the issue of Public Safety, his experience advancing reforms using evidence-based and trauma-informed practices will inform his rulings on the bench.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 13, 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
