Samuel Diaz, Jr.
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2009 - Present
2029
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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
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 | ||
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 Samuel Diaz, Jr. Incumbent | ||
2010
Diaz was elected to the court, following a 2009 appointment, in the 2010 election.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Samuel Diaz, Jr.," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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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