Virna L. Santos
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2022 - Present
2031
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Virna L. Santos is a judge of the Superior Court of Fresno County in California. She assumed office on March 14, 2022. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Santos won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Fresno County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Santos was appointed to the Superior Court of Fresno County on March 14, 2022, by Gavin Newsom (D).[1]
Biography
Santos earned an undergraduate degree in political science and government from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1987 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2] Before assuming office, Santos served as a sole practitioner starting in 2014. She also served as regional director for judicial studies and regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training from 2011 to 2014. Santos was a senior legal advisor detailed to the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, from 2007 to 2011. Santos also worked as an assistant U.S. attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California from 1995 to 2007, as a law clerk for Gilberto Gierbolini at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1995, and as a deputy attorney general at the California Department of Justice from 1990 to 1993.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Fresno County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Virna L. Santos (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Santos in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Virna L. Santos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
