Samuel Diaz, Jr.

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Superior Court of Riverside County
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

16

Elections and appointments
Last elected

June 7, 2022

Appointed

2009

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Santa Cruz

Law

Western State University

Samuel Diaz Jr. is a judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California. He assumed office in 2009. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Diaz won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Riverside County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Education

Diaz received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his J.D. from Western State University.[1]

Career

Prior to joining the court, Diaz was a deputy public defender from 2007 to 2009. He spent nine years in private practice and also four years as a public defender in Riverside County.[2]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Riverside County, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Samuel Diaz Jr. (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2016

See also: California local trial court judicial 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 Samuel Diaz, Jr. ran unopposed in the election for Office 8 of the Riverside County Superior Court.

Riverside County Superior Court, Office #8, 2016
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png Samuel Diaz, Jr. Incumbent

2010

See also: California Superior Court judicial elections, 2010 (A-R)

Diaz was elected to the court, following a 2009 appointment, in the 2010 election.[3]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Samuel Diaz Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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]

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