Songhai D. Miguda-Armstead
Songhai D. Miguda-Armstead was a judge on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown (D) on July 16, 2015, and was re-elected in 2016.[1] She retired from the court on September 25, 2020, in order to become executive director of Los Angeles County's Alternatives to Incarceration Initiative.[2]
Armstead was also a 2014 candidate for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California.[3]
Education
Miguda-Armstead received a bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2015-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 2003-2015: Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office
- 2008-2015: Supervising deputy city attorney[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 Songhai D. Miguda-Armstead ran unopposed in the election for Office 4 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[4]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #4, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Songhai D. Miguda-Armstead 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.[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]
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Armstead ran for election to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Primary: She was defeated in the primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 47.7 percent of the vote. She competed against Teresa P. Magno.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Imperial Valley News, "Governor Brown Appoints Eight to Los Angeles County Superior Court," July 16, 2015
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Johnson, Miguda-Armstead to Retire From Los Angeles Superior Court Judgeships," September 15, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/Clerk, "Superior Court Primary Election Results," June 4, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate list - Superior Court Office No. 097," accessed March 17, 2014
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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
