Hon. John Kirihara

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</p><p><b>John Kirihara</b> is a judge for the <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Merced_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Merced County, California">Superior Court of Merced County</a> in <a href="/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> He was appointed by former governor <a href="/Gray_Davis" title="Gray Davis">Gray Davis</a> on October 4, 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gbook_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gbook-3">[3]</a></sup> He filed for re-election in 2014, but due to facing no opposition, was automatically elected to a new term that expires in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-candidate_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidate-4">[4]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Education">Education</span></h2>
<p>Kirihara received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1972. He received a <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the University of California, Davis School of Law in 1979. Kirihara attended Rutgers University School of Law from 1976 to 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-gbook_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gbook-3">[3]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>2001-2021:</b> Judge, <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Merced_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Merced County, California">Superior Court of Merced County</a></li>
<li><b>1984-2001:</b> Attorney, <i>Morse, Morse &amp; Morse</i></li>
<li><b>1980-1984:</b> Public defender, Merced County Public Defender's Office<sup id="cite_ref-gbook_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gbook-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ul>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3>
<p><span class="see-also"><i>See also: <a href="/California_judicial_elections,_2014" title="California judicial elections, 2014">California judicial elections, 2014</a></i></span><br>
Kirihara ran for re-election to the <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Merced_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Merced County, California">Merced County Superior Court</a>.<br>As an unopposed incumbent, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
<sup id="cite_ref-candidate_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-candidate-4">[4]</a></sup>&nbsp;
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<ul><li><a href="/Merced_County,_California_(Judicial)" title="Merced County, California (Judicial)">Merced County, California</a></li>
<li><a href="/Courts_in_California" title="Courts in California">Courts in California</a></li>
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<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/courts.htm">California Judicial Branch website</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.mercedcourt.org/">Merced County Superior Court website</a></li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/2948.htm"><i>California Courts</i>, Trial Court Roster</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2" aria-label="Jump up" title="Jump up">?</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.courts.ca.gov/2948.htm"><i>California Courts,</i> "Trial Courts Roster," accessed November 11, 2016</a></span>
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</p><p><a href="/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals</a> • U.S. District Court: <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">Central District of California</a>, <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">Eastern District of California</a>, <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">Northern District of California</a>, <a href="/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">Southern District of California</a> • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: <a href="/United_States_bankruptcy_court,_Central_District_of_California" title="United States bankruptcy court, Central District of California">Central District of California</a>, <a href="/United_States_bankruptcy_court,_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States bankruptcy court, Eastern District of California">Eastern District of California</a>, <a href="/United_States_bankruptcy_court,_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of California">Northern District of California</a>, <a href="/United_States_bankruptcy_court,_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States bankruptcy court, Southern District of California">Southern District of California</a>
</p><p><b>State courts:</b>
</p><p><a href="/California_Supreme_Court" title="California Supreme Court">California Supreme Court</a>
• <a href="/California_Courts_of_Appeal" title="California Courts of Appeal">California Courts of Appeal</a>
• <a href="/California_Superior_Courts" title="California Superior Courts">California Superior Courts</a>
</p><p><b>State resources:</b>
</p><p><a href="/Courts_in_California" title="Courts in California">Courts in California</a> • <a href="/California_judicial_elections" title="California judicial elections">California judicial elections</a> • <a href="/Judicial_selection_in_California" title="Judicial selection in California">Judicial selection in California</a>
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