Gerardo Sandoval
Gerardo Sandoval | |
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Official portrait, c. 2001–2009 | |
| Judge of the San Francisco Superior Court | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Mellon Jr. |
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the 11th district | |
| In office January 8, 2001 – January 8, 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Columbia Law School |
| Occupation | Judge, politician |
| Profession | Attorney |
Gerardo Compos Sandoval (born 1962) is a judge of the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Francisco. He was formerly a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A practicing attorney, he defeated Superior Court judge Thomas J. Mellon Jr. in a runoff election held in November 2008 after coming in first, but not obtaining a majority of votes cast in the June 2008 primary election. Sandoval, a Democrat, represented the 11th district of San Francisco, which encompasses the Excelsior neighborhood. In 2005, he ran for San Francisco County assessor, but lost to appointed incumbent Phil Ting. Sandoval was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in December 2000, and was re-elected in November 2004. In March 2000 he was elected to the San Francisco Democratic Central Committee.