California Judges on the 2026 Ballot: All 64 Questions
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A judicial ballot question may ask voters to retain or elect a named judge, depending on the jurisdiction and proceeding. In a yes-or-no question, begin with the exact official wording and the published effect of each choice. Do not assume the page describes a head-to-head race, a partisan primary or a choice that applies statewide unless the source says so.
Read the full courts & judges guide →Every California voter sees the two Supreme Court questions. Court of Appeal questions depend on the county—and Electionpedia now maps all 58 counties to the official appellate district list.
The ballot lookup uses the official county-to-appellate-district mapping to return the statewide questions plus the Court of Appeal questions for that county.
These questions appear statewide. They are nonpartisan yes-or-no judicial elections, not head-to-head contests.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California
Open a district to see every official candidate question and exactly which counties receive it.
Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division One
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Four
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five
Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight
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
Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District
Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Two
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three
Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District
Source: California Secretary of State List of Judicial Candidates and Ballot Questions ↗ · dated August 24, 2026 · verified 2026-10-18. County Superior Court contests are outside this completed appellate layer.
Browse all six appellate districts and 20 court units from the official 2026 California Roster. Directory presence and ballot status stay separately sourced.
