Hon. Kimberly Merrifield

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</p><p><b>Kimberly Merrifield</b> is a judge on the <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Butte_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Butte County, California">Superior Court of Butte County</a> in <a href="/California" title="California">California</a>. She was appointed by Governor <a href="/Jerry_Brown_(California)" title="Jerry Brown (California)">Jerry Brown</a> (D) on November 17, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of <a href="/Denny_R._Forland" title="Denny R. Forland">Denny R. Forland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/California_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2016" title="California local trial court judicial elections, 2016">California local trial court judicial elections, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>
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 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kimberly Merrifield</a> ran unopposed in the election for Department 5 of the Butte County Superior Court.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></p><div class="results-box-2016"><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<tr><td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kimberly Merrifield</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h4>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">Nonpartisan election</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>The <b>1,535 judges</b> of the <a href="/California_Superior_Courts" title="California Superior Courts">California Superior Courts</a> compete in <a href="/Nonpartisan_election_of_judges" title="Nonpartisan election of judges">nonpartisan races</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-gen_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>
</p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-gen_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-3">[3]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/Chief_judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief judge">chief judge</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-gen_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-3">[3]</a></sup>
</p><p><b>Qualifications</b><br>
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.<sup id="cite_ref-gen_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Merrifield received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Chico and a <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Cal Northern School of Law.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2015-Present:</b> Judge, <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Butte_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Butte County, California">Superior Court of Butte County</a></li>
<li><b>2002-2015:</b> Attorney in private practice</li>
<li><b>2002-2015:</b> Contract attorney, <a href="/Butte_County,_California" title="Butte County, California">Butte</a> Office of the County Counsel</li>
<li><b>2002-2015:</b> Contract attorney, Legal Services of Northern California</li>
<li><b>2002-2006; 2007:</b> Part-time attorney, Self Help Assistance and Referral Program’s Oroville Office</li>
<li><b>1995-2002:</b> Associate, Law Office of Robert A. Glusman<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/Courts_in_California" title="Courts in California">Courts in California</a></li>
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<li><a href="/Butte_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Butte County, California (Judicial)">Butte County, California</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.buttecourt.ca.gov/">Butte County Superior Court</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/home.htm">California Courts</a></li></ul>
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