Ronni B. MacLaren
Ronni B. MacLaren was a judge for the Superior Court of Alameda County in California. He was appointed to the court on February 23, 2005, by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). MacLaren retired from the court in 2020.[1][2][3]
Education
MacLaren received a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2005-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Alameda County
- 2000-2005: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 1997-2000: Judge, Los Angeles County Municipal Court
- 1985-1997: Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California
- 1980-1985: Attorney, Adams, Duque and Hazeltine[2]
Awards and associations
- Vice chair, Ethics Committee of the California Judges Association[2]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Ronni B. MacLaren (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
MacLaren ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, MacLaren was automatically re-elected.[4]
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.[5][6][7][8]
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.[5]
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.[5]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alameda County Courts, Press Release: "Judge Michael J. Gaffey and Judge Ronni B. MacLaren Take Oaths of Office," March 23, 2005
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Governor Names Los Angeles Jurist to Alameda Superior Court," February 24, 2005
- ↑ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Appoints 12 Superior Court Judges 12.8.20," December 8, 2020
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, Candidate Filed Log
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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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