California Court of Appeal · First District · Division Five · 2026 judicial election
Gordon Burns
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five · California General Election · 2026-11-03
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five
Shall Associate Justice GORDON BURNS be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
Appears in the First Appellate District: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma.
YES MEANS
Elect Gordon Burns to the Court of Appeal for the term provided by law.
NO MEANS
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Official court biography
Background and experience
Justice Burns was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal, Division Five, by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in December 2018. Prior to his…
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