Robert C. Fracchia
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Robert C. Fracchia was a judge for the Superior Court of Solano County in California. He was appointed to this court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on July 21, 2008, to succeed Michael E. Nail. Fracchia retired on February 28, 2020. He served a two-year term as assistant presiding judge, effective January 1, 2014.[1][2][3]
Education
Fracchia received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Irvine and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2008-2020: Judge, Superior Court of Solano County
- 2005-2008: Court commissioner, Superior Court of Solano County
- 1997-2005: Sole practitioner
- 1988-1997: Attorney, Dobbins, Weir, Thompson and Stevenson
- 1984-1988: Deputy public defender, Solano County Public Defender's Office
- 1983-1984: Attorney, Diepenbrock, Wulff, Plant and Hannegan
- 1980-1983: Attorney, Law Office of Ichikawa and Fracchia
- 1979-1980: Deputy public defender, Solano County Public Defender's Office[1]
Elections
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 Robert C. Fracchia ran unopposed in the election for Department 25 of the Solano County Superior Court.[4]
| Solano County Superior Court Judge, Department 25, 2016 | ||
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 Robert C. Fracchia Incumbent | ||
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]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of the Governor, "Press Release: Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Three to Solano County Superior Court," July 21, 2008
- ↑ The Reporter, "Solano County Superior Court names new presiding judges," July 24, 2013
- ↑ Daily Republic, "Fracchia set to retire from Solano courts," accessed February 28, 2020
- ↑ Solano County, CA, "Candidate Filed Log," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 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
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California