Steve White (California)
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2031
Steve White is a judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.
White won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
- J.D., U.C. Davis School of Law, 1974
- Undergraduate Degree, California State University, Sacramento[1]
Career
Governor Gray Davis appointed Judge White to the bench in 2003.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was:
- the Inspector General for the State of California from 1999-2003;
- Hiring Partner and Shareholder, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard in Sacramento from 1995-1999;
- District Attorney for Sacramento County from 1989-1995;
- Chief Assistant Attorney General, State of California from 1983-1989;
- Executive Director of the California District Attorneys Association from 1979-1983; and
- Deputy and Supervising Deputy District Attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office from 1974-1979.[1]
Awards and associations
As of September 2009, Judge White served on:
- the Executive Board of the California Judges Association,
- the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision, and
- state Judicial Council committees.
Since 1995, he has been an adjunct professor of law at the U.C. Davis School of Law.[1]
- A director of the Alliance of California Judges[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Steve White (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for White in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Steve White (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
White 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, White was automatically re-elected.[3]
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]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve White did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Press Release: "Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge Election," September 22, 2009
- ↑ Alliance of California Judges website:Membership
- ↑ Sacramento County Registrar of Voters, Candidate Handbook (dead link)'scroll to page 13
- ↑ 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
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
