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Nicholas S. Thompson Nonpartisan

Running for Superior Court of Orange County Office No. 44

2008-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County 1999-2008: Deputy district attorney, Orange County District Attorney's Office 1986-1999: Deputy public defender, Orange County Public Defender's Office 1982-1986: Sole practitioner [1]

Election history

Appears in 2 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.
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Nicholas S. Thompson

Office sought: Superior Court of Orange County Office No. 44
Party: Nonpartisan

Background

Education. Thompson received a bachelor’s degree and a J.D. from Western State University. [1]

Career. 2008-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County 1999-2008: Deputy district attorney, Orange County District Attorney’s Office 1986-1999: Deputy public defender, Orange County Public Defender’s Office 1982-1986: Sole practitioner [1]

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 Nicholas S. Thompson (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. Nicholas S. Thompson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Nicholas S. Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Nicholas S. Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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