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|Appointed = {{BP|Arnold Schwarzenegger}}

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|Appointed =
Gov.
{{BP|Arnold Schwarzenegger}}

 

|Approval =

 

|Approval =



|Active = 2010-
2012

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|Active = 2010-
2019

 

|Chief =

 

|Chief =

 

|Senior =

 

|Senior =



|Preceded =

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|Preceded =
Michael Bennett Orfield

 

|Succeeded =

 

|Succeeded =



|Previous =

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|Previous =
Owner and principal lawyer, ''The Medel Law Firm''

 

|Previous chief =

 

|Previous chief =



|Past term =

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|Past term =
2001-2010



|Previous 2 =

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|Previous 2 =
Attorney, Private practice

 

|Previous chief 2 =

 

|Previous chief 2 =



|Past term 2 =

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|Past term 2 =
1987-2001

 

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|Home =

 

|Home =

 

|Deceased =

 

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|Party =

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|Party =
Democratic

 

|Religion =

 

|Religion =



|Bachelors =
UC
Irvine

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|Bachelors =
University of California,
Irvine

 

|Law = University of San Diego School of Law

 

|Law = University of San Diego School of Law

 

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|Election win 2012 = Yes

 

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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==



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==



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]



*[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]]

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