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Vance Raye
Vance W. Raye was the presiding justice of the Third District of the California Courts of Appeal. He was appointed to the court by former Governor George Deukmejian and took his oath of office on January 7, 1991. He was retained by voters in 2002. Raye was appointed presiding justice on November 23, 2010, by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1][2] Raye ran for retention in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 3, 2027.[3][4]
Raye resigned on June 1, 2022.[5]
Military service
Raye served as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Air Force from 1970 to 1974. He was the chief of Military Justice.[6]
Education
Raye received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1967 and his J.D. in 1970 from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.[6]
Career
After Raye completed his military service, he joined the California Attorney General’s Office. He was a deputy attorney general from 1974 to 1980 and then a senior assistant attorney general until 1983. He advised Governor Deukmejian from 1983 to 1989 as the deputy legislative secretary and the legal affairs secretary. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Sacramento County in 1989, where he served until 1991.[6]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2014: Robert T. Matsui Community Award[7]
- 2014: Distinguished Alumni and Service Award, University of Oklahoma[8]
- President's Leadership Award, University of Oklahoma[9]
Associations
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Elections
2014
Raye ran for retention to the 3rd District Court of Appeal. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. [4]
Endorsements
The Sacramento Bee published an editorial in September endorsing all of the justices of the Third District Court of Appeal running for retention in 2014.[10]
Approach to the law
Raye speaking about race, youth, and law in Sacramento in 2014.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Press Release: Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Four to Third District Court of Appeal," November 23, 2010
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Judicial Branch 2014 Roster" Scroll to page 4
- ↑ Judicial selection in California
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ KOB,"Justice delayed leads to California judge’s retirement," accessed June 16, 2022
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 California Courts, "Vance W. Raye", accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ e.Rupublic," 15th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Dinner," January 13, 2014
- ↑ University of Oklahoma, "2014 Distinguished Alumni and Service Awardees," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ University of Davis Law School, "Events: California Court of Appeal, 3rd District, Oral Arguments," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Endorsements: Third District Court of Appeal justices deserve retention," September 22, 2014
