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Sean Lafferty
Sean Lafferty is a judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California. He assumed office on January 5, 2015. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Lafferty won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
Lafferty received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Riverside in 1991. He went on to earn his J.D. from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1996.[1]
Career
Prior to his election to the bench, Lafferty was a prosecutor with the Riverside County District Attorney's office. He previously worked as a prosecutor for Contra Costa County.[1]
Elections
2020
Incumbent Sean Lafferty was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Lafferty ran for election to the Superior Court of Riverside County.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 56.73 percent of the vote. He competed against Brian C. Pearcy and Al Marchetti.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sean Lafferty did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sean Lafferty for Superior Court Judge 2014, "About," accessed September 13, 2014
- ↑ Riverside Registrar of Voters, "Candidate list for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Primary Election," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ County of Riverside, Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Primary Election Results," June 3, 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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