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Kelli M. Evans

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California · California General Election · 2026-11-03

EXACT OFFICIAL BALLOT QUESTION

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

Do not retain Kelli M. Evans as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California.

Election.org plain-language rendering of the official retention procedure. This is a yes-or-no judicial question, not a head-to-head race.
PERMANENT COURT DIRECTORY

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Experience, without a score

CURRENT POSITIONAssociate Justice, Supreme Court of California
TERM STRUCTURE12 years; a justice initially confirmed mid-term may first run for the remainder of a predecessor's term
BAR ADMISSION1994
EDUCATION
  • University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1994
  • Stanford University, B.A., 1991
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL BACKGROUND
  • 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)
JUDICIAL BACKGROUND
  • Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California (2023–present)
  • Judge, Alameda County Superior Court (2021–2022)
Official court biography

Background and experience

Justice Kelli M. Evans serves as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. Before joining the Supreme Court, Justice Evans served as a Judge…

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