Sam Ohta

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Sam Ohta

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Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tenure

2000 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

25

Elections and appointments
Last elected

March 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985

Law

Loyola Law School, 1989

Sam Ohta is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He assumed office in 2000. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Ohta won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Biography

Education

Ohta received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1985 and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1989.[1]

Career

  • 2012-Present: Adjunct assistant professor of law, Glendale University College of Law
  • 2000-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
  • 1998-2000: Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court
  • 1994-1998: Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
  • 1991-1994: Deputy city attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
  • Prior to 1991: Associate, Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Sam Ohta (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ohta in this election.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2018)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Sam Ohta (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.[2][3][4][5]

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.[2]

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.[2]

Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]

2012

Ohta ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Ohta was automatically re-elected.[6]

See also: California judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Sam Ohta did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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