Mark Wood Snauffer
2018 - Present
2027
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Mark Wood Snauffer is a judge of the California 5th District Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Snauffer ran for re-election for judge of the California 5th District Court of Appeal. He won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Snauffer previously served as a judge on the Superior Court of Fresno County in California from 2000 to 2018. He was appointed by former Governor Gray Davis in 2000 upon court unification.
Education
Snauffer attended Fresno public schools. He obtained a B.A., with high honors, in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1974. He received a J.D. from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law in 1977. During his legal studies, he served on the moot court executive board and was a staff member of the UCLA-Alaska Law Review.[3]
Career
- 2018-present: Justice, California Fifth District Court of Appeal
- 2003-2007: Adjunct professor of law, San Joaquin College of Law
- 2000-2018: Judge, Superior Court of Fresno County, California
- 1982-2000: Associate and shareholder, Baker, Manock & Jensen
- 1980-1982: Attorney, Hefner, Stark & Marois
- 1977-1980: Attorney, McCormick Barstow[3]
Awards and associations
- 2002-2008: Member, Civil Law Education Committee, Center for Judicial Education and Research
- 2005-2006: Chair
- 1985: Leadership Fresno program
- 1993-1997: Member, Foundation for Clovis Schools
- 1992-1994: Member, Board of Directors of California Legal Services, Inc.
- 1991-1993: Member, Fresno County Bar Association Board of Directors
- 1983-1985: Member, Fresno County Young Lawyer’s Board of Directors[3]
Elections
2018
California 5th District Court of Appeal
Mark Wood Snauffer was retained to the California 5th District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 61.9% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
61.9
|
416,029 | ||
No |
38.1
|
255,930 | |||
Total Votes |
671,959 | ||||
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2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Snauffer ran for re-election to the Fresno County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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See also
External links
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Officeholder California 5th District Court of Appeal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LSI, "California Appellate Court-Fifth District Court of Appeal-Two new justices appointed," accessed September 11, 2018
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Governor Brown Appoints Two Court of Appeal Justices," June 27, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 California Courts, "Mark W. Snauffer," accessed September 11, 2018
- ↑ Fresno County California, "Candidate list for 2014 primary," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County, "Candidate Guide," 2014
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