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Therese Foley
Therese Foley is a judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California. Foley assumed office in 2018. Foley's current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Foley won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Kern County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Foley obtained a B.A. from Santa Clara University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2018-present: Judge, Superior Court of Kern County, California
- 2010: Deputy county counsel, Office of the Kern County Counsel
- 2008-2009: Law clerk to Magistrate Judge Theresa Goldner, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- 2002: Deputy child support attorney, Kern County Department of Child Support Services
- 2001: Patients' rights advocate, Kern County Department of Mental Health
- 1998-1999: Deputy county counsel, Office of the Mendocino County Counsel
- 1993: Deputy county counsel, Office of the Kern County Counsel
- 1989-2018: Sole practitioner
- 1981-1989: Law Office of Gene R. McMurtrey
- 1988-1989: Partner
- 1981-1988: Associate
- 1977-1981: Associate, Robert D. Wenzel, Adams, Ball, Wenzel and Kilian[1]
Elections
2020
Incumbent Therese Foley was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Therese Foley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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