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Theodore Howard (California)
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2010 - Present
2031
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Theodore R. Howard is a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. He assumed office in 2010. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Howard won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Education
Howard received a bachelor's degree from St. John's College and a J.D. from Loyola Marymount University.[1]
Career
- 2010-Present: Judge, Orange County Superior Court
- 1987-2010: Attorney, Howard, Strickroth & Parker[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Theodore R. Howard (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Howard in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Orange County
Incumbent Theodore R. Howard won election outright against Franklin Dunn in the primary for Superior Court of Orange County on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Theodore R. Howard (Nonpartisan) | 78.8 | 392,776 | |
| Franklin Dunn (Nonpartisan) | 21.2 | 105,747 | ||
| Total votes: 498,523 | |||
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2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Howard 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, Howard was automatically re-elected.[3]
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
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Theodore R. Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale, "Theodore R. Howard Judge Profile"
- ↑ The Orange County Register, "Governor appoints new O.C. judge," June 30, 2010
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate's Handbook for the Presidential Primary Election," June 5, 2012 (Scroll to pages 31-32)
- ↑ 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
