2 candidates are tracked for LA County Superior Court Judge, Office No. 87, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Anthony (A.J.) Bayne and David DeJute. Candidate information follows official Los Angeles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Superior Court judgeships are elected county-wide. This is a November runoff between the June primary's top two finishers.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
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Per the campaign site.
Bayne is a deputy public defender with more than 30 years of courtroom experience and more than 100 jury trials to verdict, per the campaign site. Bayne is the only candidate rated Well Qualified by the Los Angeles County Bar Association for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 87, per the campaign site.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
DeJute is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of practice who previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney and law professor and oversaw litigation for Sony Pictures, per the campaign site. DeJute is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 87, per the campaign site.
Who is running for LA County Superior Court Judge, Office No. 87 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for LA County Superior Court Judge, Office No. 87, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Anthony (A.J.) Bayne and David DeJute. Candidate information follows official Los Angeles County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the LA County Superior Court Judge, Office No. 87 election in California?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for California are on the California election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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