Stephanie Sontag
Stephanie Sontag was a judge for the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. She was appointed to the court by Gov. Gray Davis (D) on March 27, 2003.[1] Sontag ran unopposed in November 2016, winning re-election to her seat automatically. She retired from the court in 2020.[2]
Education
Sontag received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona and a J.D. from the University of San Diego.[1]
Career
- 2003-2020: Judge, Superior Court of San Diego County
- 1998-2003: Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch
- 1985-1998: Partner, Post, Kirby, Noonan & Sweat[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 Stephanie Sontag ran unopposed in the election for Office 27 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[3]
| San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #27, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Stephanie Sontag Incumbent | ||
2010
Sontag was re-elected to a six-year term in 2010.
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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 California Courts and Judges Google Book - Stephanie Sontag, accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Appoints 12 Superior Court Judges 12.8.20," December 8, 2020
- ↑ San Diego County, CA, "Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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
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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
