{"id":5070,"date":"2026-06-01T14:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/placer-county-judge-faces-rare-election-challenge-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:05:48","slug":"placer-county-judge-faces-rare-election-challenge-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/placer-county-judge-faces-rare-election-challenge-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Placer County judge faces rare election challenge. Here&#8217;s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A sitting Placer County Superior Court judge appointed less than two years ago is facing a challenge from Rocklin Mayor Dave Bass. The Sacramento Bee editorial board endorsed Judge Leon Dixson for re-election, finding no compelling reason to unseat him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/sand-cat-at-folsom-city-zoo-sanctuary-wows-the-internet-with-her-hiss\/\">Sand cat at Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary wows the internet with her hiss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>FULL STORY: Elections for judges are rare. The one in Placer County is ridiculous | Opinion<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judge Leon Dixson was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to the Placer Superior Court on July 17, 2024. Rocklin Mayor Dave Bass, a prosecutor in the Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s office, is challenging him.<\/li>\n<li>Bass has support from Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire, Sheriff Wayne Woo, several law enforcement associations, state Sen. Roger Niello and Assemblymember Joe Patterson.<\/li>\n<li>Dixson previously served as Regional Counsel for Civil Rights at Legal Services of Northern California. \u201cI have spent my entire career helping people out of poverty,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<li>Dixson is backed by every judge on the Placer Superior Court, appellate court judges, former Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner and former Roseville Mayor Gina M. Garbolino.<\/li>\n<li>The editorial board called complaints against Dixson \u2014 including claims of mismanaged court calendars and disorganized proceedings \u2014 \u201cfrivolous procedural complaints\u201d that should be handled at the courthouse, not the ballot box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/what-are-the-details-in-the-request-to-muzzle-comments-in-the-esparto-fireworks-case\/\">What are the details in the request to muzzle comments in the Esparto fireworks case?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media\u2019s AI policy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/can-i-bring-my-dog-to-vote-heres-everything-to-know-about-voting-in-person-2\/\">Can I bring my dog to vote? Here\u2019s everything to know about voting in person<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The editorial board said \u201cfrivolous procedural complaints\u201d against Dixson should be handled at the courthouse, not the ballot box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,13,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-capitol-alert","category-election-endorsements","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Placer County judge faces rare election challenge. 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