Rupa S. Goswami
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2013 - Present
2027
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Rupa S. Goswami is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Goswami won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
"Goswami" is her maiden name. She also goes by her married last name of "Searight".[1]
Biography
Education
Goswami received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2013-2021: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 2001-2013: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California
- Deputy chief - general crime, domestic security and immigration crime sections; Coordinator - Project Safe Childhood; Assistant U.S. Attorney - cyber crime, terrorism and organized crime and general crime sections.
- 2011: Adjunct professor, Loyola Law School
- 2000-2001: Law clerk, Judge Terence Evans of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- 1998-2000: Law clerk, Judge Norma Manella of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- 1998: Litigation associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom[2]
Elections
2020
Incumbent Rupa S. Goswami was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Goswami ran for re-election to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rupa S. Goswami did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ India West, "Rupa Goswami Named LA County Superior Court Judge," July 18, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of the Governor, "Governor Brown Appoints Six to Los Angeles County Superior Court," July 12, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: Candidate list for 6/3/2014 primary election, accessed March 17, 2014
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
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