Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 6, 2026
Results of California judicial elections
Here are unofficial, incomplete results from the Nov. 3 runoff elections for Superior Court judges in Los Angeles, Fresno and Riverside Counties, and retention votes for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices.
Superior Court judges
Share of vote. Leading candidate in bold.
Los Angeles County
Office No. 64
Rhonda A. Haymon
deputy public defender47.14%
deputy public defender47.14%
Maria Ghobadi
deputy district attorney52.86%
deputy district attorney52.86%
Office No. 65
Justin Allen Clayton
deputy public defender56.07%
deputy public defender56.07%
Anna Slotky Reitano
deputy county counsel43.93%
deputy county counsel43.93%
Office No. 87
David DeJute
law professor/attorney45.08%
law professor/attorney45.08%
Anthony (A.J.) Bayne
deputy public defender54.92%
deputy public defender54.92%
Office No. 131
David Ross
deputy alternate public defender48.79%
deputy alternate public defender48.79%
Donna Tryfman
deputy public defender51.21%
deputy public defender51.21%
Fresno County
Office No. 6
Ashley Paulson
chief assistant city attorney67.82%
chief assistant city attorney67.82%
Steven Ueltzen
senior deputy district attorney32.18%
senior deputy district attorney32.18%
Office No. 7
Jeff Hammerschmidt
defense attorney50.99%
defense attorney50.99%
Jose L. Salazar
senior public defender49.01%
senior public defender49.01%
Riverside County
Office No. 10
Michelle Paradise
Riverside assistant district attorney54.98%
Riverside assistant district attorney54.98%
Andrea Garcia
San Bernardino deputy public defender45.02%
San Bernardino deputy public defender45.02%
California Supreme Court
Retention elections. Share of yes votes.
Justice Joshua GrobanYes 71.0%
Justice Kelli M. EvansYes 71.9%
California Courts of Appeal
Retention elections. Share of yes votes.
1st District
Division 1
Justice Charles A. SmileyYes 79.2%
Justice Kathleen BankeYes 80.4%
Justice Monique Langhorne WilsonYes 81.1%
Division 2
Presiding Justice Therese M. StewartYes 80.5%
Justice Tara M. DesautelsYes 79.8%
Division 3
Justice Ioana PetrouYes 78.5%
Justice Victor A. RodriguezYes 79.7%
Division 4
Presiding Justice Tracie L. BrownYes 81.4%
Division 5
Justice Mark SimonsYes 77.8%
Justice Danny Y. ChouYes 79.4%
Justice Gordon BurnsYes 78.4%
2nd District
Division 1
Justice Michelle C. KimYes 76.3%
Justice Gregory J. WeingartYes 66.8%
Division 2
Justice Stephen GoorvitchYes 65.3%
Justice Anne RichardsonYes 77.1%
Division 3
Presiding Justice Rashida A. AdamsYes 75.0%
Justice Mark HanasonoYes 74.9%
Division 4
Presiding Justice Helen ZukinYes 74.3%
Justice Audra M. MoriYes 72.6%
Justice Nicholas DaumYes 70.9%
Justice Armen TamzarianYes 69.3%
Division 5
Presiding Justice Brian M. HoffstadtYes 68.1%
Division 6
Presiding Justice Tari L. CodyYes 75.9%
Justice Kenneth R. YeganYes 65.0%
Division 7
Presiding Justice Gonzalo C. MartinezYes 75.3%
Justice Natalie StoneYes 75.1%
Division 8
Justice John WileyYes 68.7%
Justice Matthew A. ScherbYes 73.1%
Justice Victor G. ViramontesYes 75.3%
3rd District
Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie EarlYes 67.2%
Justice Shama MesiwalaYes 60.4%
Legal Affairs Secretary David B. SappYes 61.5%
Justice Lauri DamrellYes 64.4%
Justice Stacy Boulware EurieYes 65.6%
Justice Aimee A. FeinbergYes 63.5%
Justice Jonathan RennerYes 65.6%
4th District
Division 1
Justice Eran M. BermudezYes 68.2%
Justice Jose S. CastilloYes 69.4%
Justice Truc T. DoYes 62.5%
San Diego Judge Lisa RodriguezYes 69.2%
Justice David M. RubinYes 67.5%
Justice William S. DatoYes 74.5%
Justice Julia C. KeletyYes 69.2%
Division 2
Justice Corey G. LeeYes 67.9%
Justice Michael J. RaphaelYes 67.9%
Division 3
Presiding Justice Joanne MotoikeYes 64.3%
Justice Nathan R. ScottYes 67.8%
Justice Juliet O. MacaulayYes 65.2%
Justice Martha K. GoodingYes 68.3%
Justice Thomas A. DelaneyYes 67.8%
Justice Deborah C. ServinoYes 69.0%
5th District
Justice Arlan HarrellYes 65.3%
Justice Sonny S. SandhuYes 59.5%
Justice Amy K. GuerraYes 65.5%
Justice Kathleen A. MeehanYes 65.7%
Justice Mark W. SnaufferYes 62.1%
Justice Thomas DeSantosYes 66.1%
6th District
Justice Daniel H. BrombergYes 76.6%
Justice Charles E. Wilson IIYes 78.3%
Justice Charles F. AdamsYes 77.2%
Santa Clara Judge Frederick S. ChungYes 78.0%
Justice Allison Marston DannerYes 79.1%
Results are unofficial and incomplete. Daily Journal
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