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Derek Guy Johnson Nonpartisan

Running for Superior Court of Orange County Office No. 26

2000-2015: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County 1989-2000: Attorney in private practice 1987-1989: Attorney, Thrifty Corporation 1979-1987: Deputy district attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office [2]

Election history

Appears in 3 prior elections.

2026
Won
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2026) General election The general election scheduled for November 3, 2026, was canceled.
2020
Won
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2020) Nonpartisan primary election The primary election was canceled.
2014
Ran
See also: California judicial elections, 2014 Johnson ran for re-election to the Orange County Superior Court .
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Derek Guy Johnson

Office sought: Superior Court of Orange County Office No. 26
Party: Nonpartisan

Background

Education. Johnson received his undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University and his J.D. from the University of San Diego. [1]

Career. 2000-2015: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County 1989-2000: Attorney in private practice 1987-1989: Attorney, Thrifty Corporation 1979-1987: Deputy district attorney, Orange County District Attorney’s Office [2]

Prior offices and election history

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2026) General election The general election scheduled for November 3, 2026, was canceled. Nonpartisan primary The primary scheduled for June 2, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Derek Guy Johnson (Nonpartisan) won election in the primary for Superior Court of Orange County without appearing on the ballot.

2026 — Endorsements

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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2020) Nonpartisan primary election The primary election was canceled. Derek Guy Johnson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2014

See also: California judicial elections, 2014 Johnson ran for re-election to the Orange County Superior Court . Primary: He was elected in the primary on June 3, 2014, receiving 61.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Helen Hayden . [3] [4]

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Derek Guy Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Derek Guy Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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