Tara M. Flanagan
Tara M. Flanagan is a judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County in California. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Flanagan won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Flanagan received her undergraduate degree from Cal State Northridge and her J.D. from Southwestern Law School.[1] Flanagan began her legal career in private practice and, at the time of her candidacy, practiced privately. She has also served as a prosecutor in Los Angeles and a legal-assistance attorney for a nonprofit.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Tara M. Flanagan (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Flanagan in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Alameda County
Incumbent Tara M. Flanagan won election outright against Karen Katz in the primary for Superior Court of Alameda County on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tara M. Flanagan (Nonpartisan) | 63.7 | 176,128 |
 | Karen Katz (Nonpartisan)  | 36.3 | 100,408 | |
| Total votes: 276,536 | |||
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2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Flanagan received 50.75 percent of the vote in the primary election on June 5, winning the election.[3]
Endorsement
Flanagan was endorsed by the Alameda County Democratic Party.[2]
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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tara M. Flanagan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tara Flanagan for Judge campaign website, About Tara
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Francisco Chronicle, "3-way race for Alameda County Superior Court seat," May 28, 2012
- ↑ Alameda County Elections, Official June 5 Primary Results
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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
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
