Thomas Kolpacoff
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2022
Thomas Kolpacoff is a judge for the Superior Court of Alpine County in California. He was elected in June 2010 after obtaining nearly 60 percent of the vote in a three-way race. Kolpacoff succeeded former judge Richard K. Specchio and won re-election in 2016.[1][2]
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 Thomas Kolpacoff ran unopposed in the Alpine County Superior Court election.[3]
| Alpine County Superior Court Judge, 2016 | ||
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 Thomas Kolpacoff Incumbent | ||
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]
Education
Kolpacoff received a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from Western State University.[8]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of Alpine County, Kolpacoff worked as a public defender.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Record Courier, "Kolpacoff wins Alpine judges race," June 9, 2010
- ↑ Website of the Superior Court of Alpine County
- ↑ Alpine County, CA, "List of Local Candidates," accessed April 5, 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
- ↑ Thomas D. Kolpacoff Lawyer Profile
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