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Rise Jones Pichon
Rise Jones Pichon was a judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. She assumed office in 1998. She left office in 2019.
Pichon ran for re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Rise Jones Pichon was a judge for the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. She was first appointed to the Santa Clara County Municipal Court by former Governor George Deukmejian in July 1984. Pichon was elevated to the superior court upon court unification in July 1998. She retired from the court in 2019.[1]
Education
Pichon received a bachelor's degree from the University of Santa Clara in 1973 and a J.D. from the University of Santa Clara School of Law in 1976.[1]
Career
- 1998-2019: Judge, Superior Court of Santa Clara County
- 1984-1998: Judge, Santa Clara County Municipal Court
- 1983-1984: Commissioner, Santa Clara County Municipal Court[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 Rise Jones Pichon ran unopposed in the election for Office 19 of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.[3]
| Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge, Office #19, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Rise Jones Pichon 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.[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]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Courts and Judges Google Book - Rise Jones Pichon
- ↑ Santa Clara University - Honorable Rise Jones Pichon Biography
- ↑ Santa Clara County Elections, "2016 Candidate List," accessed June 14, 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
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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
