Monterey County, California (Judicial)

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Monterey County is located within the Sixth District Court of Appeal.

The people of Monterey County are served by a Superior Court.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has jurisdiction in Monterey County. Appeals from the Northern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

# Judges[edit]

Monterey County, California

## Superior Court[edit]

### Superior Court of Monterey County, California

* Robert A. Burlison
* Pamela L. Butler
* Julie R. Culver
* Mark E. Hood
* Stephanie Hulsey
* Jared A. Jefferson
* Sam Lavorato, Jr.
* Andrew Liu
* Elisabeth K. Mineta
* Jennifer Jean O’Keefe
* Murat Ozgur
* Carrie McIntyre Panetta
* Ian Rivamonte
* Timothy P. Roberts
* Vanessa W. Vallarta
* Rafael Vazquez
* Heidi Whilden
* Thomas W. Wills[1]

## See also[edit]

* California counties
* Courts in California

## External links[edit]

* Superior Court of California, Monterey County, accessed May 14, 2014

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed July 1, 2024

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# Elections[edit]

See also: California judicial elections

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* California local trial court judicial elections, 2025
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2024
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* California local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* California judicial elections, 2014
* California judicial elections, 2012
* California judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

#### Primary election[edit]

Only candidates for the superior courts compete in primary elections.

* If a superior court judge runs unopposed for re-election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot and he or she is automatically re-elected following the general election.[1][2]

* Write-in candidates may file to run against an incumbent within 10 days after the filing deadline passes if they are able to secure enough signatures (between 100 and 600, depending on the number of registered voters in the county). In that case, the incumbent would appear on the general election ballot along with an option to vote for a write-in candidate.[2]

* In contested races, the candidate who receives a majority of all the votes in the primary wins the election. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the primary, the top two compete in the November general election.[3]

#### General election[edit]

* Superior court candidates who advance from the primary election compete in the general election.

* Superior court incumbents facing competition from write-in candidates appear on the ballot.[2][3]

1. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed April 22, 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed April 22, 2014