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Robert Amador
Robert O. Amador is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Amador won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Amador received his J.D. from the University of San Diego Law School. Prior to joining the superior court, Amador was a deputy district attorney in San Diego County.[1]
Awards
- 2011: Prosecutor of the Year, BOP Lodge 10
- 2010: Sheriff's Meritorious Unit Citation
- 2008: Excellence in Instruction Award, POST
- 2007: Proclamation, County Board of Supervisors
- 2007: Outstanding Achievement, SDDDA
- 2001: Red Ribbon Award, San Diego Prevention Coalition[2]
Associations
- Jurisdictions Unified for Drug/Gang Enforcement
- Founder, Drug Endangered Children's Program[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Robert O. Amador (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Amador in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Robert O. Amador (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.[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]
2012
Amador won 33.94% of the vote in the primary election on June 5. Because no one received more than 50%, he and Jim Miller competed in the general election. Amador was elected to the court on November 6, winning 59.28% of the vote.[7][8][9]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
San Diego County Bar Association ratings
The SDCBA rated the candidates prior to the general election, giving a rating of Well Qualified, Qualified, or Lacking Qualifications.
Amador was rated as Well Qualified.[10]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert O. Amador did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Amador for Judge, Bio
- ↑ Amador for Judge campaign website, Honors & Awards
- ↑ 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
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Official 2012 General Election Results: Superior Court
- ↑ San Diego County, Unofficial Primary Election Results
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, June Primary Election Roster of Candidates (dead link)
- ↑ San Diego County Bar Association, 2012 Judicial Candidate Ratings
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
