Elizabeth R. Feffer

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Elizabeth R. Feffer

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Superior Court of Los Angeles County

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Report an officeholder change

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Los Angeles, 1990

Graduate

University of Southern California, 1993

Law

University of Southern California, 1993

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2016
* 3.1.1 Selection method
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

Elizabeth R. Feffer is a former judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She was appointed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in August 2007.[1] Feffer retired in 2020.[2]

## Education[edit]

Feffer received her B.A. in communications studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and her J.D. from the University of Southern California. She also earned a master's degree in communications management from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication.[2][3]

## Career[edit]

* 2007-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California
* 2005-2007: Lawyer, Jones & Mayer
* 1993-2004: Lawyer, Burke, Williams, & Sorensen, LLP[2]

Feffer wrote an article for the superior court magazine Gavel to Gavel called, "A House for Equal Justice, From Design to Completion: The Los Angeles County Courthouse and Architect Paul R. Williams." The article was republished by the Los Angeles Metropolitan News-Enterprise and the California Supreme Court Historical Society.[3]

## Elections[edit]

### 2016[edit]

See also: California local trial court judicial elections, 2016

California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. Incumbent Elizabeth R. Feffer ran unopposed in the election for Office 48 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[4]

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #48, 2016

Candidate
Elizabeth R. Feffer Incumbent

#### 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.[5][6][7][8]

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.[5]

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.[5]

Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Los Angeles County, California
* California Superior Courts
* Courts in California

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* The Superior Court of California: County of Los Angeles

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Schwarzenegger Names Nine to Los Angeles Superior Court," August 21, 2007
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ADR Services, INC., "Hon. Elizabeth R. Feffer (Ret.)," accessed December 16, 2020
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Email to Ballotpedia from Judge Elizabeth Feffer on 6/23/2015
4. ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
6. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
7. ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
8. ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014

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