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Julie Yap
Julie Yap is a judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California. She assumed office in 2020. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Yap won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Although California Superior Court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections, a press release from Gov. Newsom's office announcing Yap's appointment on April 28, 2020, identified Yap as a Democrat.[1]
Education
- J.D., Fordham University School of Law School of Law[1]
Career
- 2020-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Sacramento County
- 2019-2020: Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California
- 2016-2019: Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- 2012-2016: Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- 2007-2018: Adjunct professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- 2011-2012: U.S. Supreme Court fellow, Administrative Office of the United States Courts
- 2005-2011: Law clerk, Frank C. Damrell, Jr. at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Sacramento County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Julie Yap (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Julie Yap did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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