Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fifth District: Shall Associate Justice AMY K. GUERRA be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
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What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Amy K. Guerra
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Guerra is an associate justice of California's Fifth District Court of Appeal. She previously served on the Fresno Superior Court in family, domestic-violence, and trial assignments and supervised collaborative courts.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Served as an associate justice of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
September 13, 2026
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Authored People v. Yanez, holding that DUI causing injury was not necessarily included in gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
July 10, 2026
Source: law.justia.com
Was confirmed as an associate justice of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
May 22, 2026
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Was appointed as an associate justice of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
February 19, 2026
Source: gov.ca.gov
Filled the appellate vacancy created by Justice Bruce Smith's retirement.
February 19, 2026
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Joined California Women Judges in endorsing Judge Serena Murillo's federal judicial nomination.
October 31, 2024
Source: judiciary.senate.gov
Supervised a DUI Court program using treatment plans, probation supervision, and case management to reduce reoffending.
January 1, 2023
Source: fresno.courts.ca.gov
Presided over Fresno County's DUI Collaborative Court.
January 1, 2023
Source: fresno.courts.ca.gov
Moved from the family-law division to Fresno County's domestic-violence court.
January 1, 2022
Source: fresnobee.com
Was elected in 2020 to a full term on the Fresno County Superior Court.
November 3, 2020
Source: fresnocountyca.gov
Granted a domestic-violence restraining order requiring firearm surrender, a stay-away order, and a yearlong intervention program.
May 3, 2019
Source: fresnobee.com
Filled the Fresno County Superior Court vacancy created by Judge Mark W. Snauffer's elevation.
October 11, 2018
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
Presided over domestic-violence matters on the Fresno County Superior Court.
October 11, 2018
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Was appointed to the Fresno County Superior Court.
October 11, 2018
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
Represented indigent criminal defendants in the Fresno County Alternate Defense Office.
January 1, 2007
Source: sjcl.edu
Began working as an associate in the Fresno County Alternate Defense Office at Richard Ciummo and Associates.
January 1, 2007
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Served with AmeriCorps VISTA in West Fresno on economic development, access to financial institutions, and financial literacy for underserved communities.
January 1, 2001
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 11 favorable
Served on the Judicial Council's Criminal Law Advisory Committee.
September 13, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Became the first San Joaquin College of Law graduate to serve on the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
May 22, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: sjcl.edu
Began serving as a pro tem justice on the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
October 1, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: sjcl.edu
Co-chaired the California Women Judges newsletter committee.
January 1, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served on the board of directors of California Women Judges.
October 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began a four-year term on the State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners.
November 1, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supreme.courts.ca.gov
Presided over family-law matters on the Fresno County Superior Court.
October 11, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: sjcl.edu
Became chief defense attorney in the Fresno County Alternate Defense Office.
January 1, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
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Opened her own law practice after law school.
January 1, 2007Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: sjcl.edu
Interned with the Patience Milrod Law Office.
January 1, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: sjcl.edu
Interned with the Fresno County Public Defender's Office.
January 1, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: sjcl.edu
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Served on the Fresno mayor's panel reviewing applicants to lead the city's Office of Independent Review for police oversight.
July 8, 2009
Source: fresnoalliance.com
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