Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Third District · California General Election · 2026-11-03
The ballot and court-roster records cited here do not establish Shama 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
Shall Associate Justice SHAMA MESIWALA be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
Appears in the Third Appellate District: 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.
Elect Shama Mesiwala to the Court of Appeal for the term provided by law.
Do not elect Shama Mesiwala to the Court of Appeal for the term provided by law.
See the independently sourced court membership record separately from this election-specific ballot question.
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
