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Theodore Campagnolo

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Theodore Campagnolo
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Prior offices:
Maricopa County Superior Court
Years in office: 2015 - 2023
Successor:Paula Williams (Nonpartisan)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022

Theodore Campagnolo was a judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizona. He assumed office in 2015. He retired on February 27, 2023.

Biography

Campagnolo received aJ.D. from Southern Methodist Law School in 1978. His professional experience includes working as senior litigation counsel in the Arizona Attorney General's Office Fraud and Special Prosecutions Section, as an adjunct law professor, and a law clerk.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)

Maricopa County Superior Court

Theodore Campagnolo was retained to theMaricopa County Superior Court onNovember 8, 2022 with 67.1% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
67.1
 
604,865
No
 
32.9
 
296,599
Total Votes
901,464

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2018

See also:Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2018)

Maricopa County Superior Court, Theodore Campagnolo's seat

Theodore Campagnolo was retained to theMaricopa County Superior Court onNovember 6, 2018 with 70.2% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
✔
Yes
 
70.2
 
547,367
No
 
29.8
 
232,450
Total Votes
779,817

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It has been certified. Source

Selection method

See also:Assisted appointment (judicial selection) andNonpartisan elections

The174 judges of theArizona Superior Court are selected in one of two ways:

  • In counties with a population exceeding 250,000, judges are selected through themerit selection method. (OnlyPima,Pinal, andMaricopa counties currently subscribe to this method, though the constitution provides for other counties to adopt merit selection through ballot initiative). After appointment, judges serve for two years and then must run in a yes-noretention election in the next general election. If retained, judges will go on to serve a four-year term.[2]
  • In the state's other13 counties, judges run inpartisan primaries followed bynonpartisan general elections. Interim vacancies are filled through gubernatorial appointment, and newly appointed judges must run in the next general election.[2]

The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by the state supreme court. He or she serves in that capacity for the remainder of their four-year term.[2]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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