Nonpartisan · Incumbent
On the ballot · 2026
Key dates
Gov. Gavin Newsom (Democratic), 2023
Granted relief on a false evidence claim and vacated the conviction.
Held a guilty plea does not settle issues at a later evidentiary hearing; found the error harmless.
Upheld a conviction, distinguishing a precedent on undercover jail-cell questioning.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
On the ballot · 2026
Key dates
Gov. Gavin Newsom (Democratic), 2023
Granted relief on a false evidence claim and vacated the conviction.
Held a guilty plea does not settle issues at a later evidentiary hearing; found the error harmless.
Upheld a conviction, distinguishing a precedent on undercover jail-cell questioning.
