Jacqueline C. Jackson
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Jacqueline C. Jackson
Superior Court of Riverside County
Tenure
2010 - Present
Term ends
2031
Years in position
15
Elections and appointments
Education
Jacqueline C. Jackson is a judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California. She assumed office in 2010. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Jackson won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Jackson was appointed to the superior court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.[1][2]
Biography
Jackson received an undergraduate degree from the University of California Los Angeles and a J.D. from Hastings College of Law. Before joining the court, Jackson was a deputy district attorney for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office from 2006 to 2010.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Jacqueline C. Jackson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jackson in this election.
2018
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Jacqueline C. Jackson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Jackson ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, her name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Jackson was automatically re-elected.[3]
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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[4]
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.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jacqueline C. Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the California Governor, "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Jacqueline Jackson to Riverside County Superior Court"
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, June Primary Election Roster of Candidates
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 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
