California Judge Voter Guide
Your recommendations guide for every county in the state of California
About us
Our Judge Voter Guide for California’s June 5th General Election will help you cut through the rhetoric, election propaganda and biased media coverage of the campaigns. This guide ranks every aspect of a candidate’s record according to cases, judicial philosophy, experience, integrity, and commitment to the community.
Need to take a look a specific county? Go to the list of counties here or scroll down.
Brought to You By Craig Huey
For more than 20 years, Craig has extensively researched judicial races with an emphasis on California elections.
Craig is an author, public speaker, entrepreneur, and owner of two successful businesses.
He has given election recommendations on radio and TV nationwide.
Craig researches each candidate’s background and positions and talks with most judicial candidates.
RATINGS
Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete.
Here is our rating system
The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.
Very good
Acceptable
Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning
Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
View Recommendations for Superior Court
- Alameda Superior Court
- Alpine Superior Court
- Amador Superior Court
- Butte Superior Court
- Calaveras Superior Court
- Colusa Superior Court
- Contra Costa Superior Court
- Del Norte Superior Court
- El Dorado Superior Court
- Fresno Superior Court
- Glenn Superior Court
- Humboldt Superior Court
- Imperial Superior Court
- Inyo Superior Court
- Kern Superior Court
- Kings Superior Court
- Lake Superior Court
- Lassen Superior Court
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- Madera Superior Court
- Marin Superior Court
- Mariposa Superior Court
- Mendocino Superior Court
- Merced Superior Court
- Modoc Superior Court
- Mono Superior Court
- Monterey Superior Court
- Napa Superior Court
- Nevada Superior Court
- Orange Superior Court
- Placer Superior Court
- Plumas Superior Court
- Riverside Superior Court
- Sacramento Superior Court
- San Benito Superior Court
- San Bernandino Superior Court
- San Diego Superior Court
- San Francisco Superior Court
- San Joaquin Superior Court
- San Luis Obispo Superior Court
- San Mateo Superior Court
- Santa Barbara Superior Court
- Santa Clara Superior Court
- Santa Cruz Superior Court
- Shasta Superior Court
How we come up with a final rating
We come up with the final rating by taking the average of the candidate’s Judicial Index and Qualifications. For example, if the candidate had a Judicial Index of 8 and Qualifications of 6, their overall rating would be 7.
How you get your winners/losers
Most Superior Court races are two candidates running against each other. The one with the most votes win.
For the California Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, you vote “Yes” or “No.” The judges do not compete. If more than 50% say yes, they are winners. If more than 50% say no, they lose.
How We Research and Rate the Candidates
We research the candidates very carefully. We talk to many on the phone. We have evaluated their rulings, who appointed them, their endorsements and other criteria. Our recommendations are posted here for every judicial election.
Judicial Index (JI)
Positions
Contributions
Rulings
Statements
Qualifications (Q)
Experience
Reputation
Integrity
American Bar Association ratings
Warning: Do NOT Vote for a Judicial Activist
How important is it for you to vote for the right judges?
Judges sitting on California courts may be incompetent, corrupt or lazy.
Even worse, many are political opportunists with 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.
It is the voters of California and the legislatures that are supposed to make laws. Not judges. In fact, these judges ignore the law in favor of their own liberal, left-wing, anti-family agendas.
Legislating from the bench, these judges destroy or weaken constitutional protection, votes by the people, family values, marriage, religious liberty and economic freedom.
here are the outrageous things judicial activists have done
Overturned voters
Overturned voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature, simply because they personally have a different belief system. They twist the law to rationalize their decisions.
Imposed own moral codes
Imposed their own moral codes, political beliefs and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering.
The proper role of a judge is to fairly interpret the law to the facts of a particular case in order to arrive at a fair judgment. But that is not happening today in many courts.
INSTEAD, ACTIVIST JUDGES HAVE BEEN ADVANCING A POLITICAL AGENDA THAT
Destroys the separation of powers
Weakens the structure of federalism
Usurps the right of the people to govern themselves
Undermines protection of religious freedoms and the First Amendment
Seeks to impose their personal beliefs on certain issues, regardless of law
Is biased against free enterprise and is anti-growth—resulting in higher taxes and regulations, fewer jobs and less opportunity for our future
PURE AND SIMPLE, IT’S POLITICS FROM THE BENCH.
What people are saying about our recommendations
“Thanks for this important guide. Voting for judges is like Russian roulette. Nothing is ever printed about them except for where they went to school affiliations and so forth.”
Dora“I just wanted you to know that I printed out (for those without a computer) and emailed your recommendations to many friends at church who always look to me for judicial recommendations. THANK YOU!”
Phyllis N.“Thanks very much for all you’re doing. I really appreciate your recommendation on judges. I vote no unless I know something about judges.”
Russ N