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Yolanda Orozco
Yolanda Orozco was a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She assumed office in 2010. She left office in 2023.
Orozco won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Yolanda Orozco (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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[1]
2012
Orozco ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Orozco was automatically re-elected.[5]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Education
Orozco received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego and her J.D. from Stanford Law School.[6]
Career
- 1984-2010 Attorney in private practice
- 1981-1984 Deputy federal public defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender
- 1979-1981 Trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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
- ↑ Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder, Presidential Primary Election 6/5/2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
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