K. Michael Kirkman

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K. Michael Kirkman
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Prior offices
Superior Court of San Diego County
Successor: Euketa Oliver

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Riverside

Law

University of San Diego School of Law

K. Michael Kirkman was a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. He assumed office in 1998. He left office in 2021.

Kirkman ran for re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Education

Kirkman received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside and a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.[1]

Career

Elections

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 K. Michael Kirkman ran unopposed in the election for Office 39 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[2]

San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #39, 2016
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png K. Michael Kirkman Incumbent

2010

Kirkman was re-elected to another six-year term in 2010.

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.[3][4][5][6]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[3]

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