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Hon. Julie A. Palafox

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<div class="infobox person"><div class="widget-row value-only Nonpartisan">Julie A. Palafox</div>
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<p><b>Julie A. Palafox</b> is a judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Superior_Court_of_Orange_County,_California">Superior Court of Orange County</a> in California. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.</p><p>Palafox won re-election for judge of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Superior_Court_of_Orange_County,_California">Superior Court of Orange County</a> in California outright in the primary on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Orange_County,_California_(2022)">June 7, 2022</a>, after the primary and general election were canceled.</p>
<p>Palafox was appointed to the court by Governor <a href="/Jerry_Brown_(California)" title="Jerry Brown (California)">Jerry Brown</a> on July 23, 2015. At the time of her appointment, she was an attorney in private practice.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup>
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<p>Palafox earned her undergraduate degree from University of Notre Dame and her <a href="/J.D." class="mw-redirect" title="J.D.">J.D.</a> from the Pepperdine University 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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<p>Palafox was appointed to the <a href="/Superior_Court_of_Orange_County,_California" title="Superior Court of Orange County, California">Superior Court of Orange County</a> on July 23, 2015. Prior to joining the court, she was an attorney in private practice from 2000 to 2015. She was partner at two law firms prior to entering private practice, <i>Alevizon Edwards and Palafox</i> from 1998 to 2000 and <i>Alevizon, Smith, Susson and Palafox fomr 1990 to 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-appoint_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appoint-1">[1]</a></sup></i>
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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_Orange_County,_California_(2022)">Municipal elections in Orange 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/Julie_A._Palafox">Julie A. Palafox</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>
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