Judge
Hon. Noel Wise
California
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United States District Court for the Northern District of California </div>
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<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Edward_J._Davila">Edward J. Davila</a> </div>
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Superior Court of Alameda County </div>
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<p> University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1989
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<p> Nova Southeastern University, 1993
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<p><b>Noël Wise</b> is a judge on the Superior Court of California in Alameda County.<sup id="cite_ref-intent_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-intent-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nom_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nom-2">[2]</a></sup>
</p><p>On June 13, 2024, President <a href="/Federal_judges_nominated_by_Joe_Biden" title="Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) nominated Noël Wise to the <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nom_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nom-2">[2]</a></sup> As of August 1, 2024, Wise was awaiting a confirmation vote from the full <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a>. <a href="#Judicial_nominations_and_appointments">Click here</a> for more information on Wise's federal judicial nomination.
</p><p>The <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> is one of 94 <a href="/United_States_District_Court" title="United States District Court">U.S. District Courts</a>. They are the general <a href="/Trial_court" title="Trial court">trial courts</a> of the <a href="/United_States_federal_courts" title="United States federal courts">United States federal courts</a>. To learn more about the court, <a href="#About_the_court">click here</a>.
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Judicial_nominations_and_appointments"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Judicial nominations and appointments</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-3"><a href="#Confirmation_vote"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Confirmation vote</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#Senate_Judiciary_Committee_hearing"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Senate Judiciary Committee hearing</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#Nomination"><span class="tocnumber">1.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Nomination</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Education"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Education</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Professional_career"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Professional career</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#About_the_court"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">About the court</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#The_federal_nomination_process"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">The federal nomination process</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#2022_2"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Judicial_nominations_and_appointments">Judicial nominations and appointments</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</span></h3>
<dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Federal_judges_nominated_by_Joe_Biden" title="Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden">Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl>
<p>On June 13, 2024, President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) nominated Wise to the <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nom_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nom-2">[2]</a></sup> To read more about the federal nominations process, <a href="#The_federal_nomination_process">click here</a>.
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<td><small><b>Name:</b> Noël Wise</small>
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<td><small><b>Court:</b> <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a></small>
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<td><small><i>104 days since nomination.</i></small>
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<td><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image" title="Completed"><img alt="Approved" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/18px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="18" height="18"></a><span style="display:none;">A</span>Nominated: June 13, 2024
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<td>Questionnaire: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/wise-sjq">Questionnaire</a>
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Confirmation_vote">Confirmation vote</span></h4>
<p>As of August 1, 2024, Wise was awaiting a confirmation vote from the full <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a>. <a href="/Federal_judges_nominated_by_Joe_Biden#Waiting_for_vote_in_Senate" title="Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden">Click here</a> for a list of other nominees awaiting a full Senate vote.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Senate_Judiciary_Committee_hearing">Senate Judiciary Committee hearing</span></h4>
<p>The <a href="/Senate_Judiciary_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Judiciary Committee">Senate Judiciary Committee</a> held hearings on Wise's nomination on July 10, 2024. Wise was reported to the full Senate on August 1, 2024, after an 11-9 committee vote.<sup id="cite_ref-rebm_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rebm-3">[3]</a></sup> <a href="/Federal_judges_nominated_by_Joe_Biden#Waiting_for_committee_vote" title="Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden">Click here</a> for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.
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<h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Nomination">Nomination</span></h4>
<p>On June 13, 2024, President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) nominated Noël Wise to the <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a>.
</p><p>The <a href="/American_Bar_Association" title="American Bar Association">American Bar Association</a> (ABA) rated Wise <i>well qualified</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-aba_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aba-4">[4]</a></sup> To read more about ABA ratings, <a href="/ABA_ratings_during_the_Biden_administration" title="ABA ratings during the Biden administration">click here</a>.
</p><p>Wise was nominated to replace Judge <a href="/Edward_J._Davila" title="Edward J. Davila">Edward J. Davila</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nom_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nom-2">[2]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h3>
<p>Wise received a B.S. from the University of Nevada, a <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from Nova Southeastern University, and a master's degree in law from Stanford Law School.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-5">[5]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Professional_career">Professional career</span></h3>
<ul><li><b>2014-Present:</b> Judge, <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Alameda_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Alameda County, California">Superior Court of Alameda County</a></li>
<li><b>2006-2014:</b> Principal & founding member, WG&R Law Group</li>
<li><b>2001-2013:</b> Panel mediator, First District Court of Appeal</li>
<li><b>2004-2006:</b> In-house counsel, Pacific Gas and Electric Company</li>
<li><b>2000-2006:</b> Adjunct professor, University of California, Berkeley School of Law</li>
<li><b>2002-2004:</b> Of counsel, Stoel Rives LLP</li>
<li><b>2001-2002:</b> Teaching fellow, Stanford Law School</li>
<li><b>1994-2002:</b> Trial attorney & assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Department of Justice<sup id="cite_ref-Superior_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Superior-6">[6]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<td><small><b>Posts:</b> 14</small>
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<td><small><b>Judges:</b> 14</small>
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<td><small><b>Vacancies:</b> 0</small>
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<td><small><b>Chief:</b> <a href="/Richard_Seeborg" title="Richard Seeborg">Richard Seeborg</a></small>
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<td><small><b>Active judges:</b> <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Vince_Girdhari_Chhabria">Vince Girdhari Chhabria</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Edward_J._Davila">Edward J. Davila</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/James_Donato">James Donato</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Beth_Labson_Freeman">Beth Labson Freeman</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Haywood_Stirling_Gilliam,_Jr.">Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Yvonne_Gonzalez_Rogers">Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Eumi_Lee">Eumi Lee</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rita_Lin">Rita Lin</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Araceli_Martínez-Olguín">Araceli Martinez-Olguin</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/P._Casey_Pitts">P. Casey Pitts</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jacqueline_Scott_Corley">Jacqueline Scott Corley</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Seeborg">Richard Seeborg</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Trina_Thompson">Trina Thompson</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_S._Tigar">Jon S. Tigar</a><br>
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<a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/William_Alsup_(California)">William Alsup</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Saundra_Armstrong">Saundra Armstrong</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Breyer">Charles Breyer</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Edward_Chen">Edward Chen</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Maxine_Chesney">Maxine Chesney</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Phyllis_Hamilton">Phyllis Hamilton</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Thelton_Henderson">Thelton Henderson</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Susan_Illston">Susan Illston</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/William_Orrick_III">William Orrick III</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_White">Jeffrey White</a>, <a style="font-size: .85em;" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Claudia_Wilken">Claudia Wilken</a></small>
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</p><p>The <b>United States District Court for the Northern District of California</b> is one of 94 <a href="/United_States_district_court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States district court">United States district courts</a>. It is headquartered in <a href="/San_Francisco,_California" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco</a>, with courthouses in Oakland, San Jose, and Eureka. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the <a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> based in downtown <a href="/San_Francisco,_California" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco</a> at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse.
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<p>The Northern District of California has <a href="/Original_jurisdiction" title="Original jurisdiction">original jurisdiction</a> over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
</p><p>There are three court divisions, each covering the following counties:
</p><p>The <b>Oakland Division</b>, covering <a href="/Alameda_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Alameda County, California (Judicial)">Alameda</a> and <a href="/Contra_Costa_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Contra Costa County, California (Judicial)">Contra Costa</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-jur_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jur-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <b>San Francisco Division</b>, covering <a href="/Del_Norte_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Del Norte County, California (Judicial)">Del Norte</a>, <a href="/Humboldt_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Humboldt County, California (Judicial)">Humboldt</a>, <a href="/Lake_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Lake County, California (Judicial)">Lake</a>, <a href="/Mendocino_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Mendocino County, California (Judicial)">Mendocino</a>, <a href="/Marin_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Marin County, California (Judicial)">Marin</a>, <a href="/Napa_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Napa County, California (Judicial)">Napa</a>, <a href="/San_Francisco_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="San Francisco County, California (Judicial)">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/San_Mateo_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="San Mateo County, California (Judicial)">San Mateo</a>, and <a href="/Sonoma_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Sonoma County, California (Judicial)">Sonoma</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-jur_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jur-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <b>San Jose Division</b>, covering <a href="/Monterey_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Monterey County, California (Judicial)">Monterey</a>, <a href="/San_Benito_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="San Benito County, California (Judicial)">San Benito</a>, <a href="/Santa_Clara_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Santa Clara County, California (Judicial)">Santa Clara</a>, and <a href="/Santa_Cruz_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Santa Cruz County, California (Judicial)">Santa Cruz</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-jur_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jur-7">[7]</a></sup>
</p><p>To read opinions published by this court, click <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/">here</a>.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_federal_nomination_process">The federal nomination process</span></h3>
<p>Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
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<ul><li>The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.</li>
<li>The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the <a href="/Senate_Judiciary_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Judiciary Committee">Senate Judiciary Committee</a>.</li>
<li>The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>As part of this process, the committee sends a <a href="/Blue_slip_(federal_judicial_nominations)" title="Blue slip (federal judicial nominations)">blue slip</a> to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li>After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.</li>
<li>If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.</li></ul></dd></dl>
<ul><li>The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.</li></ul>
<dl><dd><ul><li>If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.</li>
<li>If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.</li></ul></dd></dl>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3>
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</style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Alameda_County,_California_(2022)">Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. <b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Noël_Wise">Noël Wise</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script>
<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">Noël Wise</a> ran unopposed in the election for Office 27 of the Alameda County Superior Court.</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">Noël Wise</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Selection_method">Selection method</span></h2>
<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_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</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_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-8">[8]</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_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-8">[8]</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_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gen-8">[8]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-intent-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-intent_1-0" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">?</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/06/12/president-biden-names-fifty-first-round-of-judicial-nominees/"><i>The White House</i>, "President Biden Names Fifty-First Round of Judicial Nominees," accessed June 12, 2024</a></span>
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