2026 General Election
California Judicial Voter Guide
California Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and selected Superior Court races
November 3, 2026
How to vote FOR — not against — your values
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California Judicial Races 2026
What This Guide Covers
✓One of the only voter guides that evaluates judges, helping you know who to support—and who to avoid.
✓Courts of Appeal organized by appellate district and division.
✓The counties served by each appellate district.
✓Selected Superior Court contests in various counties.
✓Identifies candidates aligned with conservative, Republican, Christian, and libertarian values.
✓Dedicated spaces for an organization’s star ratings and retention positions.
Judicial Rating & Retention Guide
The source guide uses a star-based rating system for judicial candidates and
presents retention choices as YES or NO.
★★★★★
Best / Strongest
★★★★
Very Good
★★★
Acceptable
★★
Vote only to prevent worse
★
Not Recommended
California Supreme Court
Yes / No retention vote - all 58 counties
NameRatingRetain?
Kelli M. Evans
★ source rating
NO
Joshua P. Groban
★★ source rating
NO
Court of Appeal
Yes / No retention vote - organized by appellate district and division
1st Appellate District
Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma
Division 1
Charles A. Smiley
Division 1
★★ source rating
NO
Kathleen M. Banke
Division 1
★★★★ source rating
YES
Monique Langhorne Wilson
Division 1
★★ source rating
NO
Division 2
Therese M. Stewart
Division 2
★ source rating
NO
Tara M. Desautels
Division 2
★★ source rating
NO
Division 3
Ioana Petrou
Division 3
★★★ source rating
NO
Victor A. Rodríguez
Division 3
★ source rating
NO
Division 4
Tracie L. Brown
Division 4
★★ source rating
NO
Division 5
Mark Simons
Division 5
★★★ source rating
YES
Danny Y. Chou
Division 5
★★ source rating
NO
Gordon Burns
Division 5
★★ source rating
NO
2nd Appellate District
Counties: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Division 1
Michelle C. Kim
Division 1
★★ source rating
NO
Gregory J. Weingart
Division 1
★★ source rating
NO
Division 2
Anne Richardson
Division 2
★ source rating
NO
Steve Goorvitch
Division 2
★★ source rating
NO
Division 3
Rashida A. Adams
Division 3
★ source rating
NO
Mark Hanasono
Division 3
★★ source rating
NO
Division 4
Helen Zukin
Division 4
★ source rating
NO
Audra M. Mori
Division 4
★★ source rating
NO
Nicholas Daum
Division 4
★ source rating
NO
Armen Tamzarian
Division 4
★★ source rating
NO
Division 5
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Division 5
★★★ source rating
YES
Division 6
Tari L. Cody
Division 6
★★★ source rating
YES*
Kenneth R. Yegan
Division 6
★★★★ source rating
YES
Division 7
Gonzalo C. Martinez
Division 7
★ source rating
NO
Natalie Stone
Division 7
★ source rating
NO
Division 8
John Wiley
Division 8
★★★ source rating
YES
Matthew A. Scherb
Division 8
★★★ source rating
YES
Victor G. Viramontes
Division 8
★ source rating
NO
3rd Appellate District
Counties: 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
Districtwide
Laurie Earl
Districtwide
★★★ source rating
YES
Lauri Damrell
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
David B. Sapp
Districtwide
★ source rating
NO
Stacy Boulware Eurie
Districtwide
★★★ source rating
YES
Jonathan Renner
Districtwide
★★★ source rating
YES
Aimee A. Feinberg
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Shama Mesiwala
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
4th Appellate District
Counties: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego
Division 1
Eran M. Bermudez
Division 1
★★★ source rating
YES
Jose S. Castillo
Division 1
★★★ source rating
YES
Truc T. Do
Division 1
★★ source rating
NO
Lisa Rodriguez
Division 1
★★★★ source rating
YES
David M. Rubin
Division 1
★★★★ source rating
YES
William S. Dato
Division 1
★★★ source rating
YES
Julia C. Kelety
Division 1
★★★ source rating
YES
Division 2
Corey G. Lee
Division 2
★★★ source rating
YES
Michael J. Raphael
Division 2
★★★ source rating
YES
Division 3
Joanne Motoike
Division 3
★★ source rating
NO
Nathan R. Scott
Division 3
★★★ source rating
YES
Juliet O. Macaulay
Division 3
★★ source rating
NO
Martha K. Gooding
Division 3
★★★ source rating
YES
Thomas A. Delaney
Division 3
★★★ source rating
YES
Deborah C. Servino
Division 3
★★★ source rating
YES
5th Appellate District
Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
Districtwide
Arlan L. Harrell
Districtwide
★★★★ source rating
YES
Sonny S. Sandhu
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Amy K. Guerra
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Kathleen A. Meehan
Districtwide
★★★ source rating
YES
Mark W. Snauffer
Districtwide
★★★★ source rating
YES
Thomas DeSantos
Districtwide
★★★ source rating
YES
6th Appellate District
Counties: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Districtwide
Daniel H. Bromberg
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Charles E. Wilson II
Districtwide
★★★ source rating
YES
Charles F. Adams
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Frederick S. Chung
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Allison Marston Danner
Districtwide
★★ source rating
NO
Superior Court
Vote for one candidate in each listed race
Fresno County Superior Court
Office No. 6
Ashley Paulson
★★★★ source rating
Steven Ueltzen
★★ source rating
Office No. 7
Jeff Hammerschmidt
★★★★★ source rating
Jose Salazar
★★★ source rating
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Office No. 64
Maria Ghobadi
★★★ source rating
Rhonda Haymon
★ source rating
Office No. 65
Justin Clayton
★ source rating
Anna Slotky Reitano
★ source rating
Office No. 87
Anthony Bayne
★★ source rating
David DeJute
★★★★ source rating
Office No. 131
David Ross
★ source rating
Donna Tryfman
★★★ source rating
Riverside County Superior Court
Office No. 10
Andrea Garcia
★ source rating
Michelle Paradise
★★★★ source rating
