Pauline Maxwell
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2023
Pauline Maxwell is a judge of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County in California. She was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on December 12, 2014, to succeed Judge Denise de Bellefeuille.[1] Maxwell ran unopposed in 2016, winning re-election to her seat automatically.
Education
Maxwell received a B.A. from the University of California - Santa Barbara, and a J.D. from the University of California - Los Angeles School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2014-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Santa Barbara County
- 2010-2014: Commissioner, Superior Court of Santa Barbara County
- 2006-2010: Staff researcher, Superior Court of Santa Barbara County
- 2007-2009: Adjunct professor, Santa Barbara College of Law
- 2002-2006: Senior litigation associate, Grokenberger and Smith
- 2001-2002: In-house counsel, Tenet Healthcare
- 1997-2001: Litigation associate, Foley and Lardner[1]
Elections
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. Incumbent Pauline Maxwell ran unopposed in the election for Office 5 of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court.[2]
| Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge, Office #5, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Pauline Maxwell Incumbent | ||
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]
See also
- Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, California
- Courts in California
- Judicial selection in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Imperial Valley News, "Governor Brown Appoints Two to Santa Barbara County Superior Court," December 12, 2014
- ↑ Santa Barbara County, CA, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed April 9, 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
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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
