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# Three California Appellate Justices Face Retention Votes Nov. 3
- URL: https://www.theamericanquorum.com/state-news-california-appellate-retention-election-20261022/
- Published: 2026-10-22T23:09:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T23:09:40.000Z
- Description: California voters in three appellate districts will decide Nov. 3 whether to retain Justices Stacy Boulware Eurie, Michael J. Raphael and Allison Marston Danner.
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Policy, California

California voters in three appellate districts will decide Nov. 3 whether to retain Justices Stacy Boulware Eurie, Michael J. Raphael and Allison Marston Danner. The questions are not contests between candidates: each asks voters to mark yes or no on whether a sitting justice should remain in office.

The California Courts' [explainer](https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/what-know-about-judicial-selection?ref=theamericanquorum.com) says appellate elections are retention elections. The Secretary of State's Oct. 15 [election guide](https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-primary/election-guide/section-05-supreme-appellate-courts.pdf?ref=theamericanquorum.com) separately lists all three as up for election Nov. 3 and shows their current terms ending Jan. 4, 2027.

Because Courts of Appeal districts cover different parts of California, the three names will not appear on every statewide ballot. The state guide places Boulware Eurie in the Third District, which holds sessions in Sacramento; Raphael in the Fourth District's Division Two, based in Riverside; and Danner in the Sixth District, which holds sessions in San Jose.

## Boulware Eurie: Third District

Boulware Eurie joined the Third District Court of Appeal in 2022 after serving on the Sacramento County Superior Court. An official court [profile](https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/juvenile-court-water-law-boulware-eurie-expands-her-reach?ref=theamericanquorum.com) published Wednesday describes work spanning juvenile court, child welfare, judicial education and water and environmental law. The election guide records her oath date as Aug. 3, 2022.

For voters, the central ballot question is not whether to choose her over another candidate. It is whether she should continue serving on the appellate court for another term.

## Raphael: Fourth District

Raphael has served in the Fourth District's Riverside-based Division Two since 2018\. A court [profile](https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/supreme-court-sided-justice-raphael-3-cases?ref=theamericanquorum.com) published Wednesday focuses on three matters in which positions he took—through a dissent, concurrence or majority opinion—were later adopted or upheld by the California Supreme Court.

The Secretary of State guide lists Raphael's oath date as Aug. 23, 2018\. Voters within the relevant Fourth District area will decide his retention question.

## Danner: Sixth District

Danner has served on the Sixth District Court of Appeal since 2018\. Her official [profile](https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/danners-opinions-shape-high-court-decisions-she-trains-new-justices?ref=theamericanquorum.com) says she helps train new appellate justices and highlights opinions involving police searches, resentencing and pension-bond disputes. The election guide gives her oath date as July 26, 2018.

The Sixth District sits in San Jose. Its retention question will be presented only to voters in that court's electoral district.

## How to evaluate the questions

The court system's materials explain the mechanics but do not tell voters how to vote. Californians can review the justices' official biographies, published opinions and the voter information supplied for their district. The three profiles summarize parts of each justice's record, while the Secretary of State document confirms the ballot and term details.

Those records also show why location matters: appellate retention votes are tied to court districts, not a single statewide slate. Voters should check their own county ballot or official voter guide to see which retention questions apply to them.