Kenneth R. YeganIncumbent

Candidate for Court of Appeal Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 6, Seat 2

Kenneth R. Yegan is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. He sits on the Second District, Division 6. That division serves Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. He is one of the longest-serving members of that court. He earned his bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara. That was in 1969. He earned his J.D. from McGeorge School of Law. That was the University of the Pacific, in 1972. He began his career as a Deputy Public Defender. That was for Ventura County, from 1972 to 1975. He then served as a judicial attorney. That was at the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, from 1975 to 1982. He became a judge of the Ventura County Municipal Court. That was in 1983. He became a judge of the Ventura County Superior Court. That was in 1986. Governor George Deukmejian appointed him to the Court of Appeal. He took the oath of office on December 27, 1990. He is a graduate of the California Judicial College. That was in 1983. He also graduated from the Institute of Judicial Administration. That was at New York University School of Law, in 1991. Voters have retained him in prior retention elections. That includes 2002. Most recently, in 2014, he was retained. He got 73.3 percent of the vote. That gave him a 12-year term. It started January 2015 and expires January 3, 2027. On November 3, 2026, voters in the district will decide again. They will cast a yes/no vote on whether to retain him. Retention elections are nonpartisan and have no opposing candidate.

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