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Stephen Schuett
Stephen D. Schuett was a judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California. He assumed office in 2010. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Schuett won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Schuett received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, an. M.A. from the UCLA Graduate School of Economics, and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.[1]
Career
- 1988-2010 Assistant county counsel, Kern County Counsel's Office
- 1985-1988 Deputy county counsel, Kern County Counsel's Office
- 1984-1985 Associate attorney, private practice
- 1982-1984 Associate counsel, City National Bank
- 1979-1982 Attorney, private practice[1]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Stephen D. Schuett (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Schuett ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Schuett was automatically re-elected.[2]
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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Two to Kern County Superior Court," October 18, 2010
- ↑ Kern County Registrar of Voters, Candidate Handbookscroll to page 18
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
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
