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Alan K. Schneider
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2011 - Present
2029
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Alan K. Schneider is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Schneider won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Education
Schneider received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1993. He was admitted to the Bar in 1994.[1][2]
Career
Schneider began his career as an associate of the law firm of Wiley, Rein & Fielding in Washington, D.C. From 1995 to 2010, he was a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, assigned to the Hardcore Gang Division for the last seven of those years. He was elected to the superior court in 2010.[2]
Awards and associations
- 2010: Outstanding Gang Prosecutor Award
- 2009: Justice for Homicide Victims Outstanding Prosecutor Award
- 2008: Association of Deputy Attorneys Prosecutor of the Month Award[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Alan K. Schneider (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2016
California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. Incumbent Alan K. Schneider ran unopposed in the election for Office 19 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[3]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #19, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Alan K. Schneider Incumbent | ||
2010
Schneider received 42 percent of the vote in the primary, advancing him to the general election[4], where he took 59.8 percent of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Griego's 40.2%.[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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alan K. Schneider did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Alan K. Schneider"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Voter Guide: Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 117
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ CBSlocal.com, Election Results, Los Angeles County
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, 2010 Election Results
- ↑ 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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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
