Carol Henson

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Carol Henson

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Nonpartisan

Superior Court of Orange County

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

June 5, 2018

Appointed

May 22, 2017

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Fullerton

Law

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

Personal

Profession

Assistant District Attorney

Carol Henson is a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. She assumed office in 2017. Her current term ends on January 6, 2025.

Henson won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2018
* 2.1.1 Selection method
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Henson received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Fullerton and a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. She held several positions at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office from 1992 until her judicial appointment in 2017, including assistant district attorney beginning in 2014.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2018[edit]

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Carol Henson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

#### Selection method[edit]

See also: Nonpartisan election

The 1,535 judges of the California Superior Courts compete in nonpartisan races in even-numbered years. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the June primary election, he or she is declared the winner; if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff between the top two candidates is held during the November general election.[2][3][4][5]

If an incumbent judge is running unopposed in an election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot. The judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.[2]

The chief judge of any given superior court is selected by peer vote of the court's members. He or she serves in that capacity for one or two years, depending on the county.[2]

Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Courts in California
* California Superior Courts
* Orange County, California

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `appoint`
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
3. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
4. ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
5. ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014

California courts

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

State resources:

Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California

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