Sean Coen

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Sean D. Coen

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Nonpartisan

Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

June 5, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oregon, 1996

Law

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1999

Sean D. Coen is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.

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

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2018
* 3.1.1 Selection method
* 3.2 2012
* 3.3 Endorsement
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Education[edit]

Coen received a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon in 1996 and a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1999.[1]

## Career[edit]

* 2012-2019: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
* April 2000-2012: Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
* January 2000-April 2000: Senior law clerk, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2018[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2018)

#### Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Sean D. Coen (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]

### 2012[edit]

Coen won 51.38 percent of the vote in the primary election on June 5, 2012.[6][7]

See also: California judicial elections, 2012

### Endorsement[edit]

* The Los Angeles Times. To read the endorsement, visit: The Los Angeles Times, "Three solid picks for Superior Court," April 22, 2012.
* The San Gabriel Valley Tribune[8]

## See also[edit]

* Los Angeles County, California

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [http://www.metnews.com/articles/2012/judielec040512.htm Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "JUDICIAL ELECTIONS: Los Angeles Superior Court Office No. 3 Two Prosecutors, Pro Bono Attorney, Broadcaster Seek Open Seat," April 5, 2012]
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
6. ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar, Presidential Primary Election Results to view results, you must download the file
7. ↑ Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder, Presidential Primary Election 6/5/2012
8. ↑ SGVTribune.com, "Our View: Tribune endorsements on Tuesday's ballot," June 2, 2012

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