Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District · California General Election · 2026-11-03
The ballot and court-roster records cited here do not establish Thomas DeSantos’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 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.
Elect Thomas DeSantos to the Court of Appeal for the term provided by law.
Do not elect Thomas DeSantos 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.
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
