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As of 2007, the superior courts of California consisted of over 1,500 judges, and make up the largest part of California's judicial system, which is in turn one of the largest court systems in the United States. Superior court judges are elected by each county's voters to six-year terms.
In June, 1998, California passed Proposition 220, which allowed the judges in each county to determine if the county should have only one trial court. By 2001, all 58 counties had consolidated their courts into a single superior court. The California courts of appeal were added to the judicial branch by a constitutional amendment in 1904.
William H. Stephens (1967): [186] First African American male judge in Marin County, California (c. 1979-1999) Mark Andrew Talamantes (1997): [187] First Latino American male judge in Marin County, California (2012) Jose Varela: [188] First Latino American male appointed as the Public Defender for Marin County, California
The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia .
Courts of California include: Headquarters of the Supreme Court of California, in San Francisco. State courts of record of California. Supreme Court of California [1] California Courts of Appeal (6 appellate districts) [2] Superior Courts of California (58 courts, one for each county) [3] State quasi-administrative courts of California
Two new judges for Sacramento County were among 16 appointees named this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom to superior courts around the state. Philip Ferrari, 52, of Sacramento, and Satnam Rattu, 42, of ...
Orange County Harbor Judicial District (appt. 1978) California: retired: Gregory Muñoz [407] Orange County Superior Court (1999–2014) California: retired: Carlos Murguia [408] United States District Court for the District of Kansas (1999–2020) Kansas: resigned: Mary H. Murguia [124]
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.