Diane B. Altamirano

Diane B. Altamirano
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Current Court Information:
Superior Court of Imperial County, California
Title:	Judge
Position:	Office 3
Service:
Appointed by:	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Active:	2010-2019
Past post:	General law practitioner
Past term:	1980-2010
Personal History
Undergraduate:	UCLA
Law School:	Loyola Law School
Candidate 2012:
Candidate for:	Superior Court of Imperial County
State:	California
Election information 2012:
Incumbent:	Yes
Primary date:	June 5, 2012
Primary vote:	51.4%A
Election vote:	A

Diane B. Altamirano is a judge on the Imperial County Superior Court in California. She was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010 to fill a newly created seat.

2012 election

Altamirano defeated William D. Quan in the primary election on June 5, winning 51.43% of the vote.

See also: California judicial elections, 2012

Endorsements

• The Labor Council.

Education

Altamirano received her undergraduate degree from U.C. Los Angeles and her J.D. from Loyola Law School.

Career

From 1998 to 2009, Altamirano served the Imperial County Superior Court in a number of ways: an access center manager, senior court managing attorney, self-represented litigant facilitator and an independent contractor. Before this, she worked in the private practice of law. From 1978 to 1980, she was a clinical professor at Loyola Law School.

See also

• California Superior Courts
• Imperial County, California

External links

• Imperial Valley Press, "Family law Diane Altamirano seeks re-election," February 1, 2012
• Office of the Governor, Press Release: "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Diane Altamirano to Imperial County Superior Court," December 2, 2010
• Website of the Superior Court of Imperial County
• California Courts, Trial Court Roster

References