San Mateo County Superior Court Judge — Office No. 5
✦ AI Race Summary
The only contested Superior Court seat on the June 2 ballot in San Mateo County. The seat opened with the retirement of Judge Susan Greenberg. Both candidates are career prosecutors. (The other eight Superior Court seats up in 2026 — Offices 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 — drew no challengers and per California law are removed from the ballot; the unopposed incumbents are deemed elected.)
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Veteran prosecutor with more than 20 years in the San Mateo County DA's office. Iraq War veteran. Born in Ireland; moved to San Mateo County in 1983 in fourth grade (his father was president of Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont; his mother served as a deputy treasurer in San Mateo). Campaign pitch is local roots and trial experience, and he has highlighted endorsements from every sitting San Mateo County Superior Court judge.
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Hindu United Vote · Endorsed
32-year career attorney; UC Berkeley School of Law (1991). Began at the SF firm Steefel, Levitt & Weiss before joining the Santa Clara County DA's office, where he is now second-in-command. Palo Alto resident. Previously ran for Santa Clara County Superior Court in 2024, losing to Johnene Stebbins.