Superior Court of San Diego County, California

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Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

In general, all California superior courts have jurisdiction over a person that lives in California or can be found in California, and businesses or organizations that do business in California.

So, as long as you are suing someone who lives in California or a company or organization that does business here, the superior court has personal jurisdiction.[2]

Judges


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Superior Court of San Diego County Robert O. Amador Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Carlos O. Armour Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Katherine A. Bacal Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Judy Bae Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Wendy Behan Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Marissa A. Bejarano Nonpartisan 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Charles E. Bell Jr. Nonpartisan June 30, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Daniel Belsky Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County David Berry Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Frank Birchak Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Laura J. Birkmeyer Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Jeffrey S. Bostwick Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Blaine K. Bowman Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Matthew C. Braner Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Matt Brower Nonpartisan January 7, 2019
Superior Court of San Diego County David G. Brown Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Desiree A. Bruce-Lyle Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Gary M. Bubis Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Carolyn M. Caietti Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Alexander Calero Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Enrique E. Camarena Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Anthony Campagna Nonpartisan 2020
Superior Court of San Diego County Yvonne Esperanza Campos Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Rachel Cano Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Shereen Charlick Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Rebecca Church Nonpartisan 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Patricia T. Cookson Nonpartisan December 1, 1998
Superior Court of San Diego County Mark Cumba Nonpartisan 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Maryann D'Addezio Kotler Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Cindy D. Davis Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Peter C. Deddeh Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Francis M. Devaney Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Laura Duffy Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Kevin A. Enright Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Selena D. Epley Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Brian Erickson Nonpartisan January 6, 2025
Superior Court of San Diego County Ana L. Espana Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Herbert Exarhos Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Eugenia A. Eyherabide Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Jeffrey F. Fraser Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Ronald F. Frazier Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Cynthia Freeland Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Loren G. Freestone Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Peter L. Gallagher Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Marian Gaston Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Daniel B. Goldstein Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Michael S. Groch Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Garry G. Haehnle Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Laura W. Halgren Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Maureen F. Hallahan Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Albert T. Harutunian III Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Michelle Ialeggio Nonpartisan January 4, 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Sharon L. Kalemkiarian Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Sim Von Kalinowski Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Rebecca Kanter Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County Aaron H. Katz Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Keri G. Katz Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Robert J. Kearney Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Nadia J. Keilani Nonpartisan March 14, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Sara Kirby Nonpartisan 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County Evan P. Kirvin Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Kimberlee A. Lagotta Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Daniel G. Lamborn Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Melinda J. Lasater Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Kathleen M. Lewis Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Daniel F. Link Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Robert C. Longstreth Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Adelaida Lopez Nonpartisan June 9, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Peter A. Lynch Nonpartisan June 16, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Earl H. Maas III Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Jihan Maloney Nonpartisan May 7, 2025
Superior Court of San Diego County James Mangione Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Tilisha Martin Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Lilys McCoy Nonpartisan March 30, 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County Marcella McLaughlin Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Pennie K. McLaughlin Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County Kenneth J. Medel Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Kelly Mertsoc Nonpartisan January 6, 2025
Superior Court of San Diego County John S. Meyer Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Rosy Meyerowitz Nonpartisan January 6, 2025
Superior Court of San Diego County Laura Miller Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County CJ Mody Nonpartisan January 4, 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Kelly Chong Mok Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Richard Monroy Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Dwayne K. Moring Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Christopher S. Morris Nonpartisan June 17, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Pete Murray Nonpartisan January 2, 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County Tim Nader Nonpartisan January 4, 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Danna Nicholas Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Robert F. O'Neill Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Euketa Oliver Nonpartisan 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Pamela M. Parker Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Laura H. Parsky Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Victor Pippins, Jr. Nonpartisan 2020
Superior Court of San Diego County Gregory W. Pollack Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Michael J. Popkins Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Harry L. Powazek Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County John Pro Nonpartisan 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County Michael Pulos Nonpartisan 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Daniela Reali-Ferrari Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Terrie Eileen Roberts Nonpartisan 2019
Superior Court of San Diego County Alana Robinson Nonpartisan January 4, 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Lisa R. Rodriguez Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Paula S. Rosenstein Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Francisco Sanchez Nonpartisan 2023
Superior Court of San Diego County John Scherling Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Daniel Segura Nonpartisan 2021
Superior Court of San Diego County Polly H. Shamoon Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Saba Sheibani Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Roderick Ward Shelton Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Howard H. Shore Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Michael T. Smyth Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Renee Stackhouse Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Steven E. Stone Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Eddie C. Sturgeon Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Ronald L. Styn Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Valerie Summers Nonpartisan January 6, 2025
Superior Court of San Diego County Timothy B. Taylor Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County John M. Thompson Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor Nonpartisan March 14, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Victor Torres Nonpartisan 2020
Superior Court of San Diego County Robert J. Trentacosta Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Leonard N. Trinh Nonpartisan March 14, 2022
Superior Court of San Diego County Carlos Varela Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Timothy R. Walsh Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Michael D. Washington Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Theodore M. Weathers Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Joan P. Weber Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Brad A. Weinreb Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Richard S. Whitney Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County Joel R. Wohlfeil Nonpartisan
Superior Court of San Diego County William Wood Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Rohanee Zapanta Nonpartisan 2018
Superior Court of San Diego County Olga Álvarez Nonpartisan


Elections

California is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in California, click here.

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
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]

Judicial elections in California

See also: California judicial elections

California is one of seven states that use nonpartisan elections to initially select judges and then use retention elections to determine whether judges should remain on the bench. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Primary election

Only candidates for the superior courts compete in primary elections.

  • If a superior court judge runs unopposed for re-election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot and he or she is automatically re-elected following the general election.[7][8]
  • Write-in candidates may file to run against an incumbent within 10 days after the filing deadline passes if they are able to secure enough signatures (between 100 and 600, depending on the number of registered voters in the county). In that case, the incumbent would appear on the general election ballot along with an option to vote for a write-in candidate.[8]
  • In contested races, the candidate who receives a majority of all the votes in the primary wins the election. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the primary, the top two compete in the November general election.[9]

General election

  • Superior court candidates who advance from the primary election compete in the general election.
  • Superior court incumbents facing competition from write-in candidates appear on the ballot.[8][9]


See also

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Footnotes