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W. Stephen Scott
W. Stephen Scott is a former judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County in California. He assumed office in 2011.
He was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in December 2010 to succeed Thomas M. Harrington.[1]
Scott ran for re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County in California. He won in the primary election on June 5, 2018. Scott retired in 2019.[2]
Education
Scott received his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and his J.D. from McGeorge School of Law.[1]
Career
Scott has spent his legal career in private practice.[1]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. W. Stephen Scott (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
See also
External links
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- California Office of the Governor, "Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints W. Stephen Scott to San Joaquin County Superior Court," December 6, 2010
- Superior Court of San Joaquin County
- California Courts, "Trial Court Roster"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 California Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints W. Stephen Scott to San Joaquin County Superior Court," December 6, 2010
- ↑ Trellis, "Biography," accessed March 15, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
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