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Patrick Marlette
Patrick Marlette was a judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California. He assumed office in 1998. He left office in 2023.
Marlette won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
He was appointed to the Sacramento County Municipal Court by former Governor Pete Wilson in December 1997 and was elevated to the superior court during the court unification process in June 1998.[1][2]
Education
Marlette received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1975 and a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1978.[2]
Career
- 1998-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Sacramento County
- 1997-1998: Judge, Sacramento County Municipal Court
- 1979-1997: Criminal prosecutor, Sacramento County District Attorney's Office[2]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Patrick Marlette (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Marlette ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Marlette was automatically re-elected.[3]
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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
Noteworthy cases
Pay cut for California state employees
In an attempt to fill a large budget gap, in July 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a plan to reduce the pay of all state employees to minimum wage. The administration sought a court order to add this provision for reducing the wages of state workers to the budget. Marlette issued a tentative ruling denying the request, "...ruling that it would cause undue harm to workers..."[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Superior Courts, Judges Roster," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 California Courts and Judges (Google Boo), "Patrick Marlette," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Registrar of Voters, Candidate Handbook (dead link)'scroll to page 13
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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
- ↑ The New York Times, "On State Pay Cuts, Judge Rebuffs California Governor," July 16, 2010
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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
