Kendall Hannon (Siskiyou County)
Superior Court of California, County of Siskiyou
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient cite depth for ideology.
Judge matrix ThinNot enough public cites yet
Cite-only multi-axis Soft. FairPAC assessment — not an official court label. Evidence depth: Thin. Legacy letter alias: C (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
- Thin · Thin
No sourced pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
- Thin · Thin
No sourced 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 of California, County of Siskiyou
- Office
- District / seat
- Siskiyou County Superior Court
- County
- Siskiyou County
- Appellate district
- District 3
- 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
Superior Court judge, Siskiyou County — from official Governor judicial appointments HTML 2025-09-18 (Siskiyou Superior Judge).
Deep dive Deep
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Judge of the Siskiyou County Superior Court (Governor appointment 2025-09-18; fills vacancy created by retirement of Judge Karen L. Dixon).
Education
Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School (per Governor appointment announcement).
Prior professional work
Deputy Attorney General, California Attorney General’s Office (since 2024); Attorney, Judicial Council of California (2022–2024); Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2018–2022 and 2015–2017; also 2012–2013); Administrative Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2017–2018 and 2013–2015); Appellate Attorney, California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (2015); Associate, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP (2009–2010) — per Governor appointment announcement.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 18, 2025, to the Siskiyou County Superior Court, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Karen L. Dixon (per Governor appointment announcement).
Wave 2 deepen from primary Governor judicial appointments HTML 2025-09-18 (Siskiyou Superior Judge). deepDive=Deep. Grade C until opinion/CJP cites. Never invent holdings/ideology.
Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.
Why this grade — metrics
See methodology.
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
- Source · — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html