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The '''California judicial elections''' {{tense|date=11/4/2014|future=will consist|past=consisted}} of a primary on June 3rd and a general election on November 4th. The filing deadline for [[California Superior Courts|superior court]] candidates {{tense|date=3/7/2014|future=is|past=was}} March 7th.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/2014-key-dates-deadlines.htm ''California Secretary of State,'' "Key Dates and Deadlines," 2014]</ref> For appellate court justices and judges seeking [[retention]], the filing deadline {{tense|date=7/31/2014|future=is|past=was}} August 15th.<ref name=appellate/>
The '''California judicial elections''' {{tense|date=11/4/2014|future=will consist|past=consisted}} of a primary on June 3rd and a general election on November 4th. The filing deadline for [[California Superior Courts|superior court]] candidates {{tense|date=3/7/2014|future=is|past=was}} March 7th.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/2014-key-dates-deadlines.htm ''California Secretary of State,'' "Key Dates and Deadlines," 2014]</ref> For appellate court justices and judges seeking [[retention]], the filing deadline {{tense|date=7/31/2014|future=is|past=was}} August 15th.<ref name=appellate/>
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The key races this year are the contested superior court races. Though not all voters in the state will get to choose between two or more judicial candidates, those who live in the following counties will be able to shape their trial courts:
The key races this year are the contested superior court races. Though not all voters in the state will get to choose between two or more judicial candidates, those who live in the following counties will be able to shape their trial courts:
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The key races this year were the contested superior court races. Though not all voters in the state got to choose between two or more judicial candidates, those who live in the following counties were able to shape their trial courts:}} [[Butte County, California|Butte]], [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]], [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado]], [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]], [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]], [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]], [[Monterey County, California|Monterey]], [[Nevada County, California|Nevada]], [[Orange County, California|Orange]], [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]], [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]], [[San Francisco County, California|San Francisco]], [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]], [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]], [[Yolo County, California|Yolo]] and [[Yuba County, California|Yuba]].
Also this year, voters have the opportunity to choose whether or not to retain certain justices of the supreme court and the courts of appeal. Such retention elections only occur every four years.
Also this year, voters have the opportunity to choose whether or not to retain certain justices of the supreme court and the courts of appeal. Such retention elections only occur every four years.
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''In addition to candidate lists, this page includes information about [[California judicial elections, 2014#Process|how the state's judicial elections work]], as well as articles about [[California judicial elections, 2014#In the news|notable news]] in races across the state.''
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<tr><th style="text-align:right">''Unopposed non-incumbents'':</th><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:right">''Unopposed non-incumbents'':</th><td>7</td></tr>
<tr><th style="text-align:right">Seats up for retention:</th><td>45</td></tr></table>
<tr><th style="text-align:right">Seats up for retention:</th><td>45</td></tr></table>
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==Methods of election==
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===Retention===
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Justices of the [[California Supreme Court]] and [[California Courts of Appeal]] must run for [[retention]] in the first gubernatorial election after they are appointed and then every 12 years, when their terms expire, in November. In these elections, justices do not compete against another candidate. Instead, voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice as to whether to keep the justice in office for another term. The justice must receive a majority of "yes" votes to remain in office. If a justice is not retained, the governor appoints a replacement who must run for retention in the next gubernatorial election following their appointment.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/section-5-supreme-appellate-courts.pdf ''California Secretary of State'', "Justices of the Supreme Court," accessed June 1, 2014]</ref><ref name=appellate/>
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Justices are typically retained. Since the state started its system of retention elections in 1934, the only year that any supreme court justice was not retained was 1986. That year, three justices were ousted from the bench due to ruling against the death penalty.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1814&context=lawreview ''Santa Clara Law Review (Volume 28, No. 2)'', "California Judicial Retention Elections," by Gerald F. Uelmen, 1988]</ref><ref>[http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/index.cfm?state=CA ''American Judicature Society'', "Judicial Selection in the States: California", accessed April 29, 2014]</ref> In [[California judicial elections, 2010|2010]], all of the justices who faced retention were retained. Supreme court justices were retained by an average of 66.8% of votes, while justices of the intermediate appellate courts were retained by an average of 71.0% of the votes.
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''See: [[ California judicial elections]] for more details.''
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===Non-partisan elections===
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[[California Superior Courts|Superior court]] judges run in [[Non-partisan election of judges|non-partisan elections]] and participate in primaries. They must run for re-election every six years, if they wish to continue serving on the court. (Appointed judges are required to run once the term they were appointed to fill expires.)
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When running for re-election, a sitting judge may face one or more opponents. Write-in candidates may also file to run against an incumbent within 10 days after the filing deadline passes, if they are able to secure enough signatures, generally between 100 and 600, depending on the number of registered voters in the county. In both cases, the incumbent's name appears on the general election ballot along with an option to vote for a write-in candidate.<ref name=section8203>[http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=elec&group=08001-09000&file=8200-8204 ''California Elections Code'', "Section 8203," accessed April 22, 2014]</ref> If one candidate receives over 50% of the votes in the primary, he or she wins the seat without having to run in the general election. If no candidate receives over 50% of the primary votes, the top two vote-getters, for a single seat in the primary, advance to the general election.<ref name=code1>[http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=elec&group=08001-09000&file=8140-8150 ''California Elections Code'', "Section 8140-8150," accessed April 22, 2014]</ref>
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If a [[California Superior Courts|superior court]] judge runs unopposed for re-election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot in either the primary or general election, and the judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.<ref name=section8203/>
==Appellate court candidates==
==Appellate court candidates==
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{{Elections page DPL, 2014|State=California|Category1=California superior courts}}
{{Elections page DPL, 2014|State=California|Category1=California superior courts}}
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==Process==
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===Retention===
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Justices of the [[California Supreme Court]] and [[California Courts of Appeal]] must run for [[retention]] in the first gubernatorial election after they are appointed and then every 12 years, when their terms expire, in November. In these elections, justices do not compete against another candidate. Instead, voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice as to whether to keep the justice in office for another term. The justice must receive a majority of "yes" votes to remain in office. If a justice is not retained, the governor appoints a replacement who must run for retention in the next gubernatorial election following their appointment.<ref>[http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/statewide-elections/2014-primary/section-5-supreme-appellate-courts.pdf ''California Secretary of State'', "Justices of the Supreme Court," accessed June 1, 2014]</ref><ref name=appellate/>
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Justices are typically retained. Since the state started its system of retention elections in 1934, the only year that any supreme court justice was not retained was 1986. That year, three justices were ousted from the bench due to ruling against the death penalty.<ref>[http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1814&context=lawreview ''Santa Clara Law Review (Volume 28, No. 2)'', "California Judicial Retention Elections," by Gerald F. Uelmen, 1988]</ref><ref>[http://www.judicialselection.us/judicial_selection/index.cfm?state=CA ''American Judicature Society'', "Judicial Selection in the States: California", accessed April 29, 2014]</ref> In [[California judicial elections, 2010|2010]], all of the justices who faced retention were retained. Supreme court justices were retained by an average of 66.8% of votes, while justices of the intermediate appellate courts were retained by an average of 71.0% of the votes.
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''See: [[ California judicial elections]] for more details.''
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===Non-partisan elections===
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[[California Superior Courts|Superior court]] judges run in [[Non-partisan election of judges|non-partisan elections]] and participate in primaries. They must run for re-election every six years, if they wish to continue serving on the court. (Appointed judges are required to run once the term they were appointed to fill expires.)
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When running for re-election, a sitting judge may face one or more opponents. Write-in candidates may also file to run against an incumbent within 10 days after the filing deadline passes, if they are able to secure enough signatures, generally between 100 and 600, depending on the number of registered voters in the county. In both cases, the incumbent's name appears on the general election ballot along with an option to vote for a write-in candidate.<ref name=section8203>[http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=elec&group=08001-09000&file=8200-8204 ''California Elections Code'', "Section 8203," accessed April 22, 2014]</ref> If one candidate receives over 50% of the votes in the primary, he or she wins the seat without having to run in the general election. If no candidate receives over 50% of the primary votes, the top two vote-getters, for a single seat in the primary, advance to the general election.<ref name=code1>[http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=elec&group=08001-09000&file=8140-8150 ''California Elections Code'', "Section 8140-8150," accessed April 22, 2014]</ref>
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If a [[California Superior Courts|superior court]] judge runs unopposed for re-election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot in either the primary or general election, and the judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.<ref name=section8203/>
==Fees==
==Fees==