Ray A. Santana
Ray A. Santana is a former judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. Santana was appointed by former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on November 5, 2008, to succeed Barry A. Taylor. He retired from the court in 2021.[1][2]
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 Ray A. Santana defeated Eric Ibisi in the election for Office 120 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[3]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #120, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ray A. Santana Incumbent |
77.67% | 1,074,622 |
| Eric Ibisi | 22.33% | 308,989 |
| Total Votes | 1,383,611 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential Primary Election June 7, 2016," July 1, 2016 | ||
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]
Education
Santana received bachelor's degrees in political science and film and a master's degree in education from Stanford University. Santana later received a J.D. from University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Hahn, 16 Others Appointed to Superior Court," November 6, 2008
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Boyle Heights Beat, "Teen Court judges return to serve their community," April 24, 2012
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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
