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Patricia M. Scanlon
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Patricia M. Scanlon is a judge for the Superior Court of Contra Costa County in California. She was appointed by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September of 2005 to succeed Garrett J. Grant. Scanlon officially took the bench on October 3, 2005.[1][2][3] She filed for re-election in 2014, but due to facing no opposition, was automatically elected to a new term that expires in 2021.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Scanlon ran for re-election to the Contra Costa County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Education
Scanlon received a bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2005-2021: Judge, Superior Court of Contra Costa County
- 1982-2005: Deputy public defender, Contra Costa County Office of the Public Defender[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Inside Bay Area News, "Schwarzenegger names three Democrats as judges," September 13, 2005
- ↑ Contra Costa County Bar Association Judicial Profile: Honorable Patricia Scanlon
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Contra Costa County Elections Division, "List of judicial candidates for the June 3, 2014 primary election," accessed March 24, 2014 (dead link)
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