Helen Bendix
2018 - Present
2031
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Helen Bendix is a judge for Division 1 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Bendix ran for re-election for the Division 1 judge of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Bendix succeeded Justice Elwood G. Lui, who was elevated to presiding justice.[1]
She previously was a judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California.[2]
Education
Bendix received her B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D. from Yale Law School.[1]
Career
- 2018-present: Associate judge, California Second District Court of Appeal
- 2000-2018: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California
- 1997-1999: Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court
- 1996-1997: General counsel, KCET
- 1989-1996: Partner, Heller, Ehrman, White and McAuliffe
- 1986-1989: Of counsel, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher
- 1985-1986: Visiting professor, University of California, Los Angeles Law School
- 1980-1985: Leva, Hawes, Symington, Martin and Oppenheimer
- 1983-1985: Partner
- 1980-1983: Associate
- 1978-1979: Associate, Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering
Bendix was a law clerk to the Hon. Shirley Hufstedler of the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.[3]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2002: Southern California Mediation Association Peacemaker of the Year Award
- 2001: Emil Gumpert Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution Award from Dispute Resolution Services
Associations
- 1990-1991: Chair, California State Bar's International Law Section
- 1994-1997: Member, Los Angeles Bar Association’s Board of Trustees
Elections
2018
California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 1
Helen Bendix was retained to Division 1 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 77.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
77.4
|
2,018,052 | ||
No |
22.6
|
590,706 | |||
Total Votes |
2,608,758 | ||||
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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 Helen Bendix ran unopposed in the election for Office 166 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[4]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #166, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Helen Bendix Incumbent | ||
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]
See also
External links
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Officeholder California 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 1 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 California Courts, "Division One: Associate Justice Helen I. Bendix," accessed June 11, 2018
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ Office of Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Three District Court of Appeal Justices," February 27, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 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
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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