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|Appointed = {{BP|Arnold Schwarzenegger}}
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|Appointed =
Gov.
{{BP|Arnold Schwarzenegger}}
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|Active = 2010-
2012
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|Active = 2010-
2019
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|Preceded =
Michael Bennett Orfield
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|Previous =
Owner and principal lawyer, ''The Medel Law Firm''
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2001-2010
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|Previous 2 =
Attorney, Private practice
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|Past term 2 =
1987-2001
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UC
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University of California,
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'''Kenneth J. Medel''' is a judge
on
the [[Superior Court of San Diego County, California|Superior Court of San Diego County]] in [[California]]. He was appointed
in October 2010
by
Governor
{{BP|Arnold Schwarzenegger}} to succeed Michael Bennett Orfield. <ref name=pr>[http://
gov
.
ca
.
gov
/
press
-
release
/
16224 Office of the Governor
,
Press Release:
"
Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Kenneth Medel to San Diego County
Superior Court,
"
October 18, 2010]</ref>
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'''Kenneth J. Medel''' is a judge
for
the [[Superior Court of San Diego County, California|Superior Court of San Diego County]] in [[California]]. He was appointed by
former governor
{{BP|Arnold Schwarzenegger}}
in October 2010
to succeed Michael Bennett Orfield
. Medel was automatically re-elected in 2012 and his current term will expire in 2019
.<ref name=pr>[http://
www
.
utsandiego
.
com
/
news/2010/Oct/18/governor-fills-vacancy
-
sd-superior-court
/
''U-T San Diego''
, "
Governor fills vacancy on SD
Superior Court
"
, October 18, 2010]</ref>
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==2012 election==
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Medel 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, Medel was automatically re-elected.<ref>[http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/Eng/election/0612candlist.pdf San Diego County Registrar of Voters, June Primary Election Roster of Candidates]</ref>
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:''See also: [[California judicial elections, 2012]]''
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==Education==
==Education==
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Medel received his B.A. from University of California, Irvine and his [[J.D.]] from University of San Diego School of Law. <ref name=pr/>
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Medel received his B.A. from
the
University of California, Irvine and his [[J.D.]] from
the
University of San Diego School of Law.<ref name=pr/>
==Career==
==Career==
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Medel
began his legal career as a deputy
district attorney
in the
San Diego County Attorney's Office
, from 1980
to
1987
.
In 1987
,
he entered private practice and concentrated
on
that until joining
the
court
. <ref
name=pr
/>
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*'''2010-2019:''' Judge, [[Superior Court of San Diego County, California|Superior Court of San Diego County]]
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*'''2001-2010:''' Owner and principal lawyer, ''The
Medel
Law Firm''
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*'''1987-2001:''' Attorney, Private practice
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*'''1980-1987:''' Deputy
district attorney
,
San Diego County
District
Attorney's Office
<ref name=pr/>
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==2012 election==
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Medel 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, Medel was automatically re-elected
.<ref
>[http:
/
/www.sdcounty.ca.gov/voters/Eng/election/0612candlist.pdf San Diego County Registrar of Voters, June Primary Election Roster of Candidates]</ref
>
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:''See also: [[California judicial elections, 2012]]''
==See also==
==See also==
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* [http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Website of the Superior Court of San Diego County]
* [http://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/portal/page?_pageid=55,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Website of the Superior Court of San Diego County]
* [http://www.courts.ca.gov/2948.htm California Courts, Trial Court Roster]
* [http://www.courts.ca.gov/2948.htm California Courts, Trial Court Roster]
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*[http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/16224 Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Kenneth Medel to San Diego County Superior Court," October 18, 2010]
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==References==
==References==
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{{California Superior Courts}}
{{California Superior Courts}}
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{{California}}
[[Category:California superior court judges, San Diego County]]
[[Category:California superior court judges, San Diego County]]
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[[Category:Appointed judges, October 2010]]
[[category:California candidate, San Diego County Superior Court]]
[[category:California candidate, San Diego County Superior Court]]
[[Category:Successful California judicial candidates, 2012]]
[[Category:Successful California judicial candidates, 2012]]
[[category:Unopposed candidate, CA Superior 2012]]
[[category:Unopposed candidate, CA Superior 2012]]
[[category:Term expiring 2019, California]]
[[category:Term expiring 2019, California]]
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[[Category:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Superior Court]]