James M. Humes
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James M. Humes
California 1st District Court of Appeal Division 1
Tenure
2014 - Present
Term ends
2031
Years in position
11
Prior offices
California 1st District Court of Appeal Division 4
Compensation
Elections and appointments
Education
Contact
James M. Humes is a judge for Division 1 of the California 1st District Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Humes ran for re-election for the Division 1 judge of the California 1st District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Humes presiding justice of the California First District Court of Appeal Division One on June 28, 2014, to replace James Marchiano.[1][2]
Humes previously served as an associate justice of the California First District Court of Appeal Division Four. He was appointed to the court by Gov. Brown on November 21, 2012. He made history as the first openly gay justice to be appointed to the California Courts of Appeal.
Education
Humes received his B.A. from Illinois State University, his master's degree in social science from the University of Colorado, and his J.D. from University of Denver.[3]
Career
- 2014 - Present: Presiding justice, First District Court of Appeal, Division One
- 2012-2014: Associate justice, First District Court of Appeal, Division Four
Before his appointment to the court, Humes served for two years as executive secretary for legal affairs, administration, and policy to former Governor Jerry Brown. He also served as chief deputy to then-Attorney General of California Brown for four years and held other positions in the California Department of Justice. Before that, Humes practiced law in Colorado and served in the Colorado Attorney General's Office.[4]
Elections
2018
James M. Humes was retained to Division 1 of the California 1st District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 76.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ | Yes |
76.7 |
1,183,965 | |
No |
23.3 |
359,554 | ||
Total Votes |
1,543,519 |
2014
Humes was retained to the First District Court of Appeal with 75.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [5]
Noteworthy events
Boy Scouts debate
During 2014, the California judiciary debated whether to make it a violation of ethics for a judge to affiliate with the Boy Scouts of America due to their policy of excluding gays and lesbians from troop leader positions. One judge said such an ethical code would "force a liberal political correctness on judges," while others said it would violate their freedom of religion and association. Humes said about the issue:
| “ | The Boy Scouts' insistence on excluding openly gay men and lesbians from leadership positions panders to discredited stereotypes, encourages dishonesty, and sadly contradicts the Scouts' history and stated goals of teaching children citizenship, respect and honesty.[6][7] | ” |
The state supreme court later voted to adopt the rule prohibiting California judges from holding membership in the Boy Scouts.[8]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ Huffinton Post, "Jim Humes Becomes First Openly Gay Justice On California Court, Other Historic Appointments," November 21, 2012
- ↑ Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Two Justices to the First District Court of Appeal," June 28, 2014
- ↑ Courthouse News Service, "Humes Could Be Calif.'s First Gay Appeals Judge," November 28, 2012
- ↑ California Courts, "Jim Humes," accessed October 27, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ SF Gate, "State's judges debate proposed ban on ties to Boy Scouts," May 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fox News, "California bars judges from belonging to Boy Scouts," January 24, 2016
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