Paul Colin
Paul Colin was a judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. He assumed office in 2013. He left office in 2023.
Colin won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
He was elected to the court in 2012.
Education
Colin earned his B.A. from Clark University in 1977 and his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1992.[1]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Colin was a deputy district attorney for Santa Clara County in California.[1]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Paul Colin (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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.[2][3][4][5]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]
2012
Colin defeated Alexis Cerul and Chris Cobey in the primary election on June 5, winning 56.32 percent of the vote.[6][7]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- SEIU Local 521 union[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smart Voter, "Full Biography for Paul Colin," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
- ↑ Santa Clara County Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ Santa Clara County Elections, "Unofficial Primary Election Candidate List," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ SEIU Local 521, "2012 Elections: SEIU 521 Endorsements," accessed January 9, 2015
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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
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