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California judges on the November 3, 2026 ballot

The California judges who are named on the official November 3, 2026 ballot lists below and are in the ReviewTheBench directory. Where voters are asked whether to keep a sitting judge, it is a retention election. Each judge's page has their record and official sources. ReviewTheBench does not endorse or oppose any judge and does not recommend how to vote. Reviews are the opinions of the people who wrote them, not ReviewTheBench's.

  • 61 judges listed
  • 27 seats or courts

This page lists the judges from the official lists below who are in our directory. An official list can name a judge who is not in the directory yet, and a ballot differs from one address to the next, so the official list and your county election office’s sample ballot are the complete record.

Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District1

Third Appellate District: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court2

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District6

Fifth Appellate District: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five3

First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One3

First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three2

First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two1

First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One6

Fourth Appellate District: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three5

Fourth Appellate District: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two2

Fourth Appellate District: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight3

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four3

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One2

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two2

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District4

Sixth Appellate District: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District5

Third Appellate District: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Four1

First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two1

First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three1

Fourth Appellate District: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three1

Second Appellate District: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura

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