Superior Court of Stanislaus County, California

The Superior Court of Stanislaus County is one of 58 Superior Courts in California.

2012 election

Races not on ballot

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Candidate	Incumbency	Office	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AmeralAnn Q. Ameral   A	Yes	Office 1		A
JacobsonJack M. Jacobson   A	Yes	Office 5		A
DistasoJoseph R. Distaso   A	Yes	Office 3		A
BegenLoretta Murphy Begen   A	Yes	Office 2		A
IsraelsValli K. Israels   A	Yes	Office 4		A

Judges

• Ann Q. Ameral
• Nancy Ashley
• Roger M. Beauchesne
• Loretta Murphy Begen
• Shawn D. Bessey
• Nan Cohan Jacobs
• Ricardo Cordova
• Joseph R. Distaso
• John D. Freeland
• Valli K. Israels
• Jack M. Jacobson
• Hurl William Johnson III
• William A. Mayhew
• Linda A. McFadden
• Dawna Reeves
• Timothy W. Salter
• Susan D. Siefkin
• Marie Sovey Silveira
• Scott T. Steffen
• John G. Whiteside
• Thomas D. Zeff

Judicial selection

The method of judicial selection for the California Superior Courts is officially non-partisan election of judges, though many judges join the court via gubernatorial appointment. Once judges are appointed, they compete in the next general election following appointment.

If an incumbent Superior Court judge files for reelection and draws no opponent, that race does not appear on the ballot. If the race is contested, the candidate who wins more than 50% of the vote is elected. If no candidate receives more than 50%, the top two compete in a runoff in the general election in November.

See also

• Stanislaus County, California
• California Superior Courts
• California judicial elections, 2012

External links

• Website of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County
• California Courts, Trial Court Roster

References