In a landslide, Deputy District Attorney Brian Donnellan has won a seat on the San Mateo County Superior Court, defeating Santa Clara County Chief Assistant District Attorney Jay Boyarsky.
In early results,
Donnellan 44,735 — 80.57%
Boyarsky 10,791 — 19.43%
State law allows a resident of one county to run for an open judgeship in another county, but Boyarsky lacked the local roots of his opponent. Donnellan, 51, of San Mateo, grew up in the area and has over 20 years of experience working in the DA’s office
In the month leading up to the vote, it appeared as if Boyarsky wasn’t even campaigning. Boyarsky, 60, from Palo Alto, applied with the Governor’s Office to be a judge in 2007 and again in 2023 but wasn’t selected after a review by the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation. Boyarsky also ran for judge in 2008 but finished in fourth out of five candidates.
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