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Ruben A. Villalobos
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Ruben A. Villalobos is a judge for the Superior Court of Stanislaus County in California. He was appointed to the bench by Governor Jerry Brown (D) on December 24, 2014, to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Hurl William Johnson III.[1] He was elected to a full term in 2016.
He also was an at-large representative on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education. First elected in 2009, Villalobos resigned from the board in January 2015.[2]
Education
Villalobos received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2014-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Stanislaus County
- 2012-2014: Partner, Villalobos 2 Legal Group
- 2002-2012: Partner, Law Office of Villalobos, Meyer and Borthwick
- 2002: Deputy public defender, Stanislaus County Public Defender’s Office
- 2001-2002: Assistant federal public defender, Federal Public Defender Office, District of Nevada
- 2000-2001: Deputy public defender, Stanislaus County Public Defender’s Office
- 1999-2000: Research and writing attorney, Federal Public Defender Office, District of Nevada
- 1998-1999: Research attorney, Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office [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 Ruben A. Villalobos ran unopposed in the election for Seat 6 of the Stanislaus County Superior Court.
| Stanislaus County Superior Court, Seat #6, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Dawna Reeves 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]
School board career
Elections
2013
- See also: Modesto City Schools elections (2013)
On November 5, 2013, candidates Sue Zwahlen, Cindy Marks, David Allan and Ruben A. Villalobos defeated two challenging candidates for four seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education.
| Modesto City Schools Board of Education, At-large General Election,, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sue Zwahlen |
22.4% | 18,004 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Marks Incumbent |
18.4% | 14,747 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruben A. Villalobos Incumbent |
16.6% | 13,296 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Allan |
16.3% | 13,124 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brett McBay | 14.7% | 11,819 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael D. "Mike" Scheid | 11.6% | 9,348 | |
| Total Votes | 80,338 | |||
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections:, "Governing Board Member; Modesto City Schools" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Ruben A. Villalobos ran against five other candidates, including incumbents Cindy Marks and Sue Zwahlen as well as David Allan, Brett McBay and Michael Scheid for four seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[7]
Funding
The Stanislaus County Clerk Recorder's Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Ruben A. Villalobos received official endorsements from the Modesto Police Officers Association, Modesto Teachers Association, and the CSEA for his 2013 campaign. A full list of endorsements is available on his campaign website.[8]
School board election history
2009
On November 3, 2009, four seats on the Modesto City Schools Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Sue Zwahlen, Cindy Marks, Ruben A. Villalobos and Nancy C. (Novak) Cline defeated five challengers.
| Monterey City Schools Board of Eduction, At-large General Election, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Sue Zwahlen |
16.9% | 14,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Marks |
13.5% | 11,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ruben A. Villalobos |
12.8% | 10,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy C. (Novak) Cline |
12.1% | 10,169 | |
| Nonpartisan | Solange G. Altman | 10.9% | 9,206 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Standart | 10.5% | 8,871 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Collins | 9.6% | 8,090 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joshua Vander Veen | 7.6% | 6,389 | |
| Nonpartisan | Belinda Rolicheck | 6.3% | 5,291 | |
| Total Votes | 84,383 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Modesto City Schools Voter Information" accessed September 24, 2013 | ||||
See also
- Modesto City Schools, California
- Modesto City Schools elections (2013)
- Stanislaus County, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor, "GOVERNOR BROWN APPOINTS TWO TO STANISLAUS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT," December 24, 2014
- ↑ The Modesto Bee, "Villalobos resigns from Modesto City Schools board," January 2, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "Board Member; Modesto City Schools; Full Term Voter Information" accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ VoteForRuben.com, "Endorsements," accessed October 4, 2013
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