California Court of Appeal · Fifth District · 2026 judicial election
Thomas DeSantos
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District · California General Election · 2026-11-03
For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Shall Associate Justice THOMAS DESANTOS be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
Appears in the Fifth Appellate District: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne.
YES MEANS
Elect Thomas DeSantos to the Court of Appeal for the term provided by law.
NO MEANS
Election.org plain-language rendering of the official ballot question. This is a yes-or-no judicial question, not a head-to-head race.Do not elect Thomas DeSantos to the Court of Appeal for the term provided by law.
PERMANENT COURT DIRECTORY
Open permanent justice record →This ballot record is connected to the official 2026 judicial roster.
See the independently sourced court membership record separately from this election-specific ballot question.
Official court biography
Background and experience
Justice Thomas DeSantos was born in Hanford in 1956. He graduated from Hanford High School in 1974 and Stanford University in 1978. He received his…
Read the official biography of Thomas DeSantos ↗ · California Courts · checked