Sandra Ann Thompson
Sandra Ann Thompson was a nonpartisan judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County Office 96 in California from 2000 to 2018. Thompson died in August 2018.[1]
Education
Thompson received a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.[2]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Thompson was a judge for the South Bay Municipal Court from 1984 to 2000. She also worked as a deputy city attorney in Inglewood, California and as a deputy district attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2005: Joan Dempsey Klein Distinguished Jurist Award, California Women Lawyers Assn.
- 2003: Woman of the Year Award, Switzer Learning Center
- 1999: Judge of the Year Award, California Association of Black Lawyers
- 1995: Humanitarian Award, Metropolitan YMCA[2]
Elections
2018
Results
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Sandra Ann Thompson (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.[3][4][5][6]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]
2012
Thompson 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, Thompson was automatically re-elected.[7]
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Website of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- California Courts, Trial Court Roster
Footnotes
- ↑ [https://www.nawj.org/blog/newsroom/news/nawj-past-president-honorable-sandra-ann-thompson-a-committed-and-dedicated-leader NAWJ, "NAWJ past president Honorable Sandra Ann Thompson, a committed and dedicated leader," August 10, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpr - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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
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