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Victoria Gerrard Chaney
Victoria Gerrard Chaney was a judge for Division 1 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on July 1, 2009. She left office on July 15, 2024.
Chaney ran for re-election for the Division 1 judge of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
She was nominated to the court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Education
Chaney graduated with a degree in nursing from Mount Saint Mary's College in 1967. She worked as a nurse before attending Loyola-Marymount School of Law, where she graduated with a J.D. in 1977.[1][2][3]
Career
Chaney began her legal career as an associate with the firm of Dryden Harrington and Swartz. She was an assistant Los Angeles City attorney for 11 years until Governor George Deukmejian appointed her to the Los Angeles Municipal Court. In 1994, she was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court, where she presided until her appointment to the appellate court in 2009.[1]
Elections
2018
California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 1
Victoria Gerrard Chaney was retained to Division 1 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 72.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
72.2
|
1,894,428 | ||
No |
27.8
|
731,245 | |||
Total Votes |
2,625,673 | ||||
|
|
2010
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
Chaney was retained in 2010 with 70% of the vote.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Governor Names Chaney, Johnson to C.A.," June 21, 2009
- ↑ League of Women Voters: Smart Voter: Profile of Victoria G. Chaney
- ↑ California Secretary of State, November 2, 2010 Official Results
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