Joel R. Wohlfeil
Joel R. Wohlfeil is a judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California. His current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Wohlfeil won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of San Diego County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Wohlfeil was appointed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in April 2007 to succeed Raymond Edwards Jr. Wohlfeil.[1][2]
Education
Wohlfeil received a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University and a J.D. from Western State University College of Law.[2]
Career
- 2007-Present: Judge, Superior Court of San Diego County
- 1997-2007: Partner, Boudreau, Albert and Wohlfeil
- 1991-1996: Associate, Bauman & Wohlfeil[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Joel R. Wohlfeil (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2016
California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. Incumbent Joel R. Wohlfeil ran unopposed in the election for Office 20 of the San Diego County Superior Court.[3]
| San Diego County Superior Court Judge, Office #20, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Joel R. Wohlfeil Incumbent | ||
2010
Wohlfeil defeated Larry Kincaid in the primary election, winning 63.2 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in the general election after running unopposed.[4]
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election
The 1,535 judges of the California Superior Courts compete in nonpartisan races in even-numbered years. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the June primary election, he or she is declared the winner; if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff between the top two candidates is held during the November general election.[5][6][7][8]
If an incumbent judge is running unopposed in an election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot. The judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.[5]
The chief judge of any given superior court is selected by peer vote of the court's members. He or she serves in that capacity for one or two years, depending on the county.[5]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joel R. Wohlfeil did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy cases
On December 16, 2020, Superior Court Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil ruled that California and San Diego County are prohibited from enforcing California’s regional stay-at-home order against two San Diego strip clubs, citing that the state and county had not provided evidence that the live adult entertainment industry contributed to the spread of COVID-19. Wohlfeil also said that his ruling extended to all restaurants in San Diego County.[9]
For more information, you can read the full ruling here.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, "More New Judges," April 17, 2007
- ↑ San Diego County, CA, "Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ San Diego 6, San Diego County Full Election Results
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ ‘’Kpbs.org’’, “Judge Says Strip Club Ruling Also Protects Restaurants,” December 17, 2020
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
