The 1994 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 8, 1994.
The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats.
Final results from the California Secretary of State :[1]
Presiding Justice Gary E. Strankman
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
513,504
56.71%
No
398,807
44.04%
Invalid or blank votes
800,814
46.75%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Robert L. Dossee
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
507,790
56.08%
No
397,686
43.92%
Invalid or blank votes
807,649
47.14%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Paul R. Haerle
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
494,590
55.32%
No
399,403
44.68%
Invalid or blank votes
819,132
47.82%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Michael J. Phelan
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
624,390
68.62%
No
285,587
31.38%
Invalid or blank votes
803,148
46.88%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Jerry Smith
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
514,117
56.49%
No
395,943
43.51%
Invalid or blank votes
803,065
46.88%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Ming Chin
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
530,120
56.75%
No
403,987
43.25%
Invalid or blank votes
779,018
45.47%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
669,213
71.48%
No
267,008
28.52%
Invalid or blank votes
776,904
45.35%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice James F. Perley, Jr.
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
502,366
55.94%
No
395,660
44.06%
Invalid or blank votes
815,099
47.58%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Marc Poché
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
490,688
54.15%
No
415,424
45.85%
Invalid or blank votes
807,013
47.11%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Timothy A. Reardon
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
654,135
71.14%
No
265,375
28.86%
Invalid or blank votes
793,615
46.33%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice John Clinton Peterson
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
512,132
57.01%
No
386,262
42.99%
Invalid or blank votes
814,731
47.56%
Totals
1,715,125
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice William A. Masterson
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
983,136
62.73%
No
584,159
37.27%
Invalid or blank votes
1,024,903
39.54%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Reuben A. Ortega
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
972,462
61.52%
No
608,383
38.48%
Invalid or blank votes
1,011,353
39.02%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Roger W. Boren
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
938,711
61.10%
No
597,605
38.90%
Invalid or blank votes
1,055,882
40.73%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Michael G. Nott
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
928,227
60.45%
No
607,299
39.55%
Invalid or blank votes
1,056,672
40.76%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Richard D. Aldrich
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
967,522
62.75%
No
574,436
37.25%
Invalid or blank votes
1,050,240
40.52%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Patti S. Kitching
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
962,239
61.98%
No
590,375
38.02%
Invalid or blank votes
1,039,584
40.10%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Arleigh Woods
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
933,810
60.68%
No
605,032
39.32%
Invalid or blank votes
1,053,356
40.64%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Norman L. Epstein
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
936,656
59.69%
No
632,492
40.31
Invalid or blank votes
1,023,050
39.47%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice J. Gary Hastings
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
1,039,078
67.17%
No
507,806
32.83%
Invalid or blank votes
1,045,314
40.33%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Charles S. Vogel
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
1,040,314
67.18%
No
508,140
32.82%
Invalid or blank votes
1,043,744
40.26%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Orville "Jack" Armstrong
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
1,029,584
67.52%
No
495,256
32.48%
Invalid or blank votes
1,067,358
41.18%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Margaret A. Grignon
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
947,463
62.17%
No
576,527
37.83%
Invalid or blank votes
1,068,208
41.21%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Ramona Godoy Perez
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
949,403
61.19%
No
602,124
38.81%
Invalid or blank votes
1,040,671
40.15%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Steven J. Stone
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
924,623
61.03%
No
590,487
38.97%
Invalid or blank votes
1,077,088
41.55%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Kenneth R. Yegan
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
959,052
63.53%
No
550,613
36.47%
Invalid or blank votes
1,082,533
41.76%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Fred Woods
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
953,214
62.54%
No
570,867
37.46%
Invalid or blank votes
1,068,117
41.21%
Totals
2,592,288
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Coleman A. Blease
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
343,469
51.95%
No
317,654
48.05%
Invalid or blank votes
337,099
33.77%
Totals
998,222
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Fred K. Morrison
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
375,189
56.11%
No
293,446
43.89%
Invalid or blank votes
329,587
33.02%
Totals
998,222
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice George Nicholson
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
446,532
67.00%
No
219,957
33.00%
Invalid or blank votes
331,733
33.23%
Totals
998,222
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Patricia D. Benke
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
845,717
57.05%
No
636,632
42.95%
Invalid or blank votes
811,546
35.38%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Judith L. Haller
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
821,039
56.26%
No
638,445
43.74%
Invalid or blank votes
834,411
36.38%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Richard D. Huffman
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
842,730
57.36%
No
626,365
42.64%
Invalid or blank votes
824,800
35.96%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Don R. Work
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
785,142
53.80%
No
674,130
46.20%
Invalid or blank votes
834,623
36.38%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
918,548
62.32%
No
555,378
37.68%
Invalid or blank votes
819,969
35.75%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Howard M. Dabney
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
815,611
56.06%
No
639,266
43.94%
Invalid or blank votes
839,018
36.58%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Art W. McKinster
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
817,004
56.20%
No
636,716
43.80%
Invalid or blank votes
840,175
36.63%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Betty Ann Richli
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
823,487
56.03%
No
646,263
43.97%
Invalid or blank votes
824,145
35.93%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
788,806
54.58%
No
656,481
45.42%
Invalid or blank votes
848,608
36.99%
Totals
2,293,895
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice James A. Ardaiz
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
253,811
54.32%
No
213,480
45.68%
Invalid or blank votes
174,797
27.22%
Totals
642,088
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Timothy S. Buckley
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
206,374
56.26%
No
202,414
43.74%
Invalid or blank votes
179,300
27.92%
Totals
642,088
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Associate Justice Thomas A. Harris
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
257,146
55.71%
No
204,444
44.29%
Invalid or blank votes
180,498
28.11%
Totals
642,088
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Christopher C. Cottle
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
291,549
73.08%
No
107,415
26.92%
Invalid or blank votes
262,144
39.65%
Totals
661,108
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice Nathan D. Mihara
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
228,599
57.87%
No
166,439
42.13%
Invalid or blank votes
266,070
40.25%
Totals
661,108
100.00%
Voter turnout %
Presiding Justice William M. Wunderlich
Vote on retention
Votes
%
Yes
247,910
63.31%
No
143,645
36.69%
Invalid or blank votes
269,553
40.77%
Totals
661,108
100.00%
Voter turnout %
