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John Wiley

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight

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Overview

John Shepard Wiley Jr. is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight, appointed in 2018.1 He served as a Superior Court judge from 2002 to 2018.1 Before that, he was a federal prosecutor and a tenured professor at UCLA Law School.1 He clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. and First Circuit Judge Frank Coffin.1

Campaign money

Not found in public sources as of Friday, October 16, 2026.

Endorsements and bar evaluations

  • UNITE HERE Local 112Union
  • Indivisible Ventura3
  • Santa Clarita Valley Democrats4

Sources

  1. John Shepard Wiley Jr. | Second Appellate District | District Courts of Appeal, California Courts. Viewed Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
  2. 2026 California Voter Guide / Guía de votantes de California, UNITE HERE Local 11. Viewed Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
  3. Nonpartisan Judicial Offices, Indivisible Ventura. Viewed Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
  4. November 2026 Candidate Endorsements, Santa Clarita Valley Democrats. Viewed Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

On the ballot: Retention of John Wiley, Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight

Election day
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Who votes
Voters in the 2nd Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal.
On ballots in
Los Angeles County

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