Associate Justice · California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
The ballot and court-roster records cited here do not establish Shama Hakim Mesiwala’s personal party affiliation. An appointing governor’s party does not establish a justice’s party.
This California judicial office is nonpartisan. Endorsements and personal affiliation are separate from the ballot question.
On November 3, 2026, voters answer Yes or No on the named justice. Supreme Court questions appear statewide; Court of Appeal questions depend on your county.
California Secretary of State · 2026 electoral procedure ↗ · reviewed
As listed in the 2026 California Roster.
Shama Mesiwala is a native Californian, born in Stanford in 1974 and raised in Cupertino among the fruit orchards and burgeoning technology industries of Silicon…
Read the official biography of Shama Mesiwala ↗ · California Courts · checked
