California Supreme Court · 2026 judicial election
Kelli M. Evans
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California · California General Election · 2026-11-03
For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Shall Associate Justice of the Supreme Court KELLI M. EVANS be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
Appears in all 58 California counties.
YES MEANS
Retain Kelli M. Evans as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California.
NO MEANS
Election.org plain-language rendering of the official retention procedure. This is a yes-or-no judicial question, not a head-to-head race.Do not retain Kelli M. Evans as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California.
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- University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1994
- Stanford University, B.A., 1991
- Chief Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom (2019–2021)
- Special Assistant Attorney General, California Department of Justice (2017–2019)
- Senior Director, Administration of Justice, State Bar of California (2014–2017)
- Federal Court Monitor, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2003–2010) and Northern District of Ohio (2015–2017)
- Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (1998–2001)
- Staff Attorney and Associate Director, ACLU of Northern California (1995–1998 and 2010–2013)
- Assistant Public Defender, Sacramento County (1995)
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California (2023–present)
- Judge, Alameda County Superior Court (2021–2022)
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