Michael Ribons
Michael Ribons ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ribons is a former candidate for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. He ran in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Javier Perez defeated Michael Ribons in the general election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Javier Perez (Nonpartisan) | 68.6 | 1,512,787 | |
| Michael Ribons (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 693,678 | ||
| Total votes: 2,206,465 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Javier Perez and Michael Ribons defeated Steven Schreiner in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Javier Perez (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 447,838 | |
| ✔ | Michael Ribons (Nonpartisan) | 34.1 | 368,553 | |
| Steven Schreiner (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 265,939 | ||
| Total votes: 1,082,330 | ||||
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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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[1]
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. Alicia Molina and Efrain Matthew Aceves defeated Cyndy Zuzga and Michael Ribons in the election for Office 42 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[5]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #42, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alicia Molina |
32.83% | 488,289 |
| Efrain Matthew Aceves |
29.67% | 441,357 |
| Cyndy Zuzga | 27.24% | 405,233 |
| Michael Ribons | 10.26% | 152,566 |
| Total Votes | 1,487,445 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential Primary Election June 7, 2016," July 1, 2016 | ||
See also
- Courts in California
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Los Angeles County Superior Court
- California Superior Courts
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Elections Evaluation 2018 Report
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
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