1994 California Courts of Appeal election

none January 2025 September 2023 The 1994 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 8, 1994. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats. Results Final results from the California Secretary of State: District 1 Division 1 Presiding Justice Gary E. StrankmanVote on retentionVotes%Yes513,50456.71%No398,80744.04% Invalid or blank votes800,81446.75%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Robert L. DosseeVote on retentionVotes%Yes507,79056.08%No397,68643.92% Invalid or blank votes807,64947.14%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Division 2 Associate Justice Paul R. HaerleVote on retentionVotes%Yes494,59055.32%No399,40344.68% Invalid or blank votes819,13247.82%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Michael J. PhelanVote on retentionVotes%Yes624,39068.62%No285,58731.38% Invalid or blank votes803,14846.88%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Jerry SmithVote on retentionVotes%Yes514,11756.49%No395,94343.51% Invalid or blank votes803,06546.88%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Division 3 Presiding Justice Ming ChinVote on retentionVotes%Yes530,12056.75%No403,98743.25% Invalid or blank votes779,01845.47%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Carol A. CorriganVote on retentionVotes%Yes669,21371.48%No267,00828.52% Invalid or blank votes776,90445.35%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Division 4 Associate Justice James F. Perley, Jr.Vote on retentionVotes%Yes502,36655.94%No395,66044.06% Invalid or blank votes815,09947.58%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Marc PochéVote on retentionVotes%Yes490,68854.15%No415,42445.85% Invalid or blank votes807,01347.11%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Timothy A. ReardonVote on retentionVotes%Yes654,13571.14%No265,37528.86% Invalid or blank votes793,61546.33%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % Division 5 Presiding Justice John Clinton PetersonVote on retentionVotes%Yes512,13257.01%No386,26242.99% Invalid or blank votes814,73147.56%Totals1,715,125100.00% Voter turnout % District 2 Division 1 Associate Justice William A. MastersonVote on retentionVotes%Yes983,13662.73%No584,15937.27% Invalid or blank votes1,024,90339.54%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Reuben A. OrtegaVote on retentionVotes%Yes972,46261.52%No608,38338.48% Invalid or blank votes1,011,35339.02%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Division 2 Associate Justice Roger W. BorenVote on retentionVotes%Yes938,71161.10%No597,60538.90% Invalid or blank votes1,055,88240.73%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Michael G. NottVote on retentionVotes%Yes928,22760.45%No607,29939.55% Invalid or blank votes1,056,67240.76%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Division 3 Associate Justice Richard D. AldrichVote on retentionVotes%Yes967,52262.75%No574,43637.25% Invalid or blank votes1,050,24040.52%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Patti S. KitchingVote on retentionVotes%Yes962,23961.98%No590,37538.02% Invalid or blank votes1,039,58440.10%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Division 4 Presiding Justice Arleigh WoodsVote on retentionVotes%Yes933,81060.68%No605,03239.32% Invalid or blank votes1,053,35640.64%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Norman L. EpsteinVote on retentionVotes%Yes936,65659.69%No632,49240.31 Invalid or blank votes1,023,05039.47%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice J. Gary HastingsVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,039,07867.17%No507,80632.83% Invalid or blank votes1,045,31440.33%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Charles S. VogelVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,040,31467.18%No508,14032.82% Invalid or blank votes1,043,74440.26%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Division 5 Associate Justice Orville "Jack" ArmstrongVote on retentionVotes%Yes1,029,58467.52%No495,25632.48% Invalid or blank votes1,067,35841.18%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Margaret A. GrignonVote on retentionVotes%Yes947,46362.17%No576,52737.83% Invalid or blank votes1,068,20841.21%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Ramona Godoy PerezVote on retentionVotes%Yes949,40361.19%No602,12438.81% Invalid or blank votes1,040,67140.15%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Division 6 Presiding Justice Steven J. StoneVote on retentionVotes%Yes924,62361.03%No590,48738.97% Invalid or blank votes1,077,08841.55%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Kenneth R. YeganVote on retentionVotes%Yes959,05263.53%No550,61336.47% Invalid or blank votes1,082,53341.76%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % Division 7 Associate Justice Fred WoodsVote on retentionVotes%Yes953,21462.54%No570,86737.46% Invalid or blank votes1,068,11741.21%Totals2,592,288100.00% Voter turnout % District 3 Associate Justice Coleman A. BleaseVote on retentionVotes%Yes343,46951.95%No317,65448.05% Invalid or blank votes337,09933.77%Totals998,222100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Fred K. MorrisonVote on retentionVotes%Yes375,18956.11%No293,44643.89% Invalid or blank votes329,58733.02%Totals998,222100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice George NicholsonVote on retentionVotes%Yes446,53267.00%No219,95733.00% Invalid or blank votes331,73333.23%Totals998,222100.00% Voter turnout % District 4 Division 1 Associate Justice Patricia D. BenkeVote on retentionVotes%Yes845,71757.05%No636,63242.95% Invalid or blank votes811,54635.38%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Judith L. HallerVote on retentionVotes%Yes821,03956.26%No638,44543.74% Invalid or blank votes834,41136.38%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Richard D. HuffmanVote on retentionVotes%Yes842,73057.36%No626,36542.64% Invalid or blank votes824,80035.96%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Don R. WorkVote on retentionVotes%Yes785,14253.80%No674,13046.20% Invalid or blank votes834,62336.38%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Division 2 Presiding Justice Manuel A. RamirezVote on retentionVotes%Yes918,54862.32%No555,37837.68% Invalid or blank votes819,96935.75%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Howard M. DabneyVote on retentionVotes%Yes815,61156.06%No639,26643.94% Invalid or blank votes839,01836.58%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Art W. McKinsterVote on retentionVotes%Yes817,00456.20%No636,71643.80% Invalid or blank votes840,17536.63%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Betty Ann RichliVote on retentionVotes%Yes823,48756.03%No646,26343.97% Invalid or blank votes824,14535.93%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % Division 3 Associate Justice Sheila Prell SonenshineVote on retentionVotes%Yes788,80654.58%No656,48145.42% Invalid or blank votes848,60836.99%Totals2,293,895100.00% Voter turnout % District 5 Associate Justice James A. ArdaizVote on retentionVotes%Yes253,81154.32%No213,48045.68% Invalid or blank votes174,79727.22%Totals642,088100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Timothy S. BuckleyVote on retentionVotes%Yes206,37456.26%No202,41443.74% Invalid or blank votes179,30027.92%Totals642,088100.00% Voter turnout % Associate Justice Thomas A. HarrisVote on retentionVotes%Yes257,14655.71%No204,44444.29% Invalid or blank votes180,49828.11%Totals642,088100.00% Voter turnout % District 6 Presiding Justice Christopher C. CottleVote on retentionVotes%Yes291,54973.08%No107,41526.92% Invalid or blank votes262,14439.65%Totals661,108100.00% Voter turnout % Presiding Justice Nathan D. MiharaVote on retentionVotes%Yes228,59957.87%No166,43942.13% Invalid or blank votes266,07040.25%Totals661,108100.00% Voter turnout % Presiding Justice William M. WunderlichVote on retentionVotes%Yes247,91063.31%No143,64536.69% Invalid or blank votes269,55340.77%Totals661,108100.00% Voter turnout % References See also Courts of Appeal elections, 1994 1994 Courts of Appeal