Victor Torres (California)
Victor Torres is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. He assumed office in 2020. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Torres won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Torres was appointed to the Superior Court of San Diego County by Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on December 8, 2020, to replace Judge Stephanie Sontag.[1]
Education
Torres earned a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2020-Present: Judge, Superior Court of San Diego County
- 2018-2020: Commissioner, Superior Court of San Diego County
- 1991-2018: Sole practitioner
- 1988-1991: Trial Lawyer and Intern, Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Victor Torres (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2018
General election
General election for Superior Court of San Diego County
Matt Brower defeated incumbent Gary G. Kreep in the general election for Superior Court of San Diego County on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Brower (Nonpartisan) | 61.2 | 550,044 |
 | Gary G. Kreep (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 349,118 | |
| Total votes: 899,162 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of San Diego County
Incumbent Gary G. Kreep and Matt Brower defeated Steve Miller, Victor Torres, and Tim Nader in the primary for Superior Court of San Diego County on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary G. Kreep (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 173,274 |
| ✔ | | Matt Brower (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 149,704 |
| Steve Miller (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 97,838 | ||
 | Victor Torres (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 86,221 | |
| Tim Nader (Nonpartisan) | 10.7 | 61,011 | ||
| Total votes: 568,048 | |||
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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.[2][3][4][5]
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.[2]
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.[2]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Victor Torres did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom Appoints 12 Superior Court Judges 12.8.20," December 8, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
