California Judicial Candidates Voter Guide, Superior Court Judges - 2008 June Primary
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Superior Court Judge Election Recommendations and Results

Judge candidates for:
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Orange County Superior Court,
Alameda County Superior Court, Fresno County Superior Court,
Kern County Superior Court, Monterey County Superior Court,
San Francisco County Superior Court, San Joaquin County Superior Court,
Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Santa Clara County Superior Court .

Warning: Do NOT vote for a judicial
activist or unqualified judges

The November California ballot has important races for Superior Court judges…but it’s often hard to tell which judges you should vote for.

Unfortunately, many judges sitting on California courts may be incompetent, corrupt, lazy or they are soft on crime.

Even worse, many are political opportunists
who have a political agenda.
They are “judicial activists”

A judicial activist legislates from the bench. Instead of strictly interpreting California law, these judges make the laws. Instead of applying the law to facts, they impose their own values on us all. To read more about judicial activists vs. strict constructionists, click here.

New information on the upcoming California Superior Court and the Superior Court judicial races will be posted in December.

Election results:

= Our candidate or issue won

= Our candidate or issue lost

Below are our recommendations and results, listed by county.

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Los Angeles County

Judge, Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 72
  • Steven A. SimonsEndorsed / /
  • Hilleri Grossman Merritt
Judge, Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 82
  • Cynthia Loo
  • Thomas RubinsonEndorsed / /
Judge, Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 84
  • Pat ConnollyEndorsed /
  • Lori-Ann C. Jones
Judge, Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 94
  • C. Edward Mack
  • Michael J. O'GaraEndorsed / /
Judge, Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 154
  • Rocky L. Crabb
  • Michael V. JesicEndorsed / /

Orange County

Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; Office 12
  • Debra Carrillo
  • Kermit MarshEndorsed / /

Alameda County

Superior Court Judge; County of Alameda; Seat 9
  • Phil Daly Endorsed /
  • Dennis Hayashi

Fresno County

Superior Court Judge; County of Fresno; Office 10
  • Jim Kelley Endorsed /
  • Douglas O. Treisman

Kern County

Superior Court Judge; County of Kern; Office 30
  • Charles R. “Chip” Brehmer Endorsed /
  • Holly N. Mitchell

Monterey County

Superior Court Judge; County of Monterey; Seat 2
  • Mark Hood Endorsed /
  • Todd Hornik

San Francisco County

Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Seat 12
  • Thomas Mellon Endorsed /
  • Gerardo C. Sandoval

San Joaquin County

Superior Court Judge; County of San Joaquin; Office 10
  • Phil Urie Endorsed / /
  • James M. Morris

Santa Barbara County

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5
  • Jed Beebe Endorsed /
  • John Mackinnon

Santa Clara County

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Clara; Office 8
  • Lane Liroff Endorsed /
  • Diane Ritchie

Judicial Activist vs. Strict Constructionist

Judicial Index Average

Judicial Index Average
Judicial Activist Strict Constructionist
  • Positions
  • Contributions
  • Rulings
  • Statements

Qualifications

Qualifications
Unqualified Very Qualified
  • Experience
  • Reputation
  • Integrity
  • American Bar
    Association
    ratings

Please note each judicial candidate’s rating is a combination of the judicial index average and the qualifications ratings you see above.

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Your election recommendations and results guide for the California Superior Court,
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Orange County Superior Court,
San Diego County Superior Court, Ventura County Superior Court
Riverside County Superior Court and San Bernardino Superior Court Judges
and candidate recommendations and results for superior court judges.

Judge Voter Guide includes judicial recommendations and results for the California Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Justice and Superior Court Judge
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