John M. Davis (California)
John M. Davis was a judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California. He assumed office in 2010. He left office on January 6, 2025.
Davis won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
He was appointed to the court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in August 2010.[1][2]
Biography
Davis received his undergraduate degree from the University of California and a law degree from Southwestern Law School.[3] From 1985 to 2009, Davis was a senior deputy district attorney for Riverside County.[4]
Elections
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. John M. Davis (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Davis ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Davis was automatically re-elected.[5]
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.[6][7][8][9]
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.[6]
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.[6]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: John M. Davis"
- ↑ UT San Diego, "REGION: Three appointed to Riverside court," August 3, 2010
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, June Primary Election Roster of Candidates
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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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