Michael Markman (Alameda County)
Judge of the Superior Court, Alameda County
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient public record for a left/right lean. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Judge matrix ThinNot enough public cites yet
Cite-only multi-axis Soft. FairPAC assessment — not an official court label. Evidence depth: Deep. Legacy letter alias: C (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
- Thin · Thin
Role theory not sourced from published method statements yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
- Thin · Thin
Craft axis not separately sourced yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
- Thin · Thin
No sourced liberty-axis pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
- Thin · Thin
No sourced safety-axis pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
- Thin · Thin
No sourced separation-of-powers pattern attached yet. - 6 · Ethics & fitness
- No public discipline on file · N/A
Absence of attached public CJP discipline is not a purity claim.
Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.
- Court
- Superior Court
- Office
- Judge of the Superior Court, Alameda County
- District / seat
- Alameda County Superior Court
- County
- Alameda County
- Appellate district
- District 1
- Election
- unknown
- Composite
- ThinNot enough public cites yet Researchable but unsourced — default until cites land. Alias of legacy C when thin.
- Legacy letter
- C Mixed / thin record (alias only)
- Record lean
- insufficient
Public decisions (chronological · cite-only)
Voting / case record: limited public data
This section will grow chronologically as published opinions / CJP decisions are Soft-attached. We never invent case holdings or a complete trial docket.
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Sitting judge listing sourced from the Alameda County Superior Court public judicial directory/assignments (pack scrape 2026-09-25). Not necessarily on the Nov 3 2026 ballot.
Deep dive Deep
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Presiding Judge, Alameda County Superior Court (term began New Year’s Day 2026; elected by colleagues June prior). Most recently complex civil litigation; 2023 Justice Pro Tem, First District Court of Appeal (Division Two); prior work as appellate-division PJ, family law, unlawful detainers, criminal arraignment; supervising judge for civil division in 2020 (per Alameda Superior Court news).
Education
B.A., political science and history, University of California, Berkeley; J.D., UC College of the Law, San Francisco — per Alameda Superior Court news.
Prior professional work
Intellectual property litigation partner, Covington & Burling LLP; began career and became partner, Heller Ehrman LLP — per Alameda Superior Court news.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court bench in 2013 by Governor Jerry Brown (per Alameda Superior Court news).
Soft Deep from Alameda Superior Court primary news page. Grade stays C; ideologyLean insufficient.
Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.
Why this grade — metrics
- cjp_public_discipline (high): none_attached_in_pack — No public CJP discipline record attached for this judge in this build. link
- record_depth (medium): thin — Roster-only Thin until published-opinion or CJP cites attached. link
Public discipline (CJP)
Check the Commission on Judicial Performance before relying on any grade. We do not invent findings.
cjp.ca.gov decisions by judges
Sources
- Public judicial officers / assignments directory · 2026-09-25 — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html