Ana L. Espana
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Ana L. Espana
Superior Court of San Diego County
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends
2029
Elections and appointments
Education
Ana L. Espana is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Espana won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Espana was appointed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on July 21, 2008, to succeed Janet Kintner.[1]
Education
Espana received a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from the University of San Diego.[2]
Career
- 2008-Present: Judge, Superior Court of San Diego County
- 1988-2008: Deputy public defender, San Diego County Public Defender's Office
- 1985-1988: Attorney, Reilly & Jeffery
- 1983-1985: Attorney, Defenders, Incorporated[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Ana L. Espana (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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 Ana L. Espana ran unopposed in the election for Office 3 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[3]
| San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #3, 2016 |
|---|
| Candidate |
 Ana L. Espana Incumbent |
2010
- See also: California judicial elections, 2010
Espana was elected to full six-year term.[4]
Selection method
- 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]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ana L. Espana did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune, "Governor appoints eight judges to county Superior Court," July 22, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Sacramento Bee, "Schwarzenegger appoints 30 judges," July 21, 2008
- ↑ San Diego County, CA, "Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014
