Posted on 10/13/2006 7:29:52 AM PDT by newzjunkey
I've opened this thread as a clearing house of information related to various judicial candidates in CA on the ballot for the Nov 2006 election. Feel free to add to it.
Apparently he is the former prosecutor who pursued the case against then San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock, a case won on jury tampering by a bailiff and ultimately overturned by the CA state supreme court.
BTTT
The judges on the panel were Presiding Justice Candace Cooper, Associate Justice Laurence D. Rubin, Associate Justice Paul Boland
(Thanks, calcowgirl!)
All three were appointed by Governor Grey Davis.
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Dear Auntie,
I echo your request for a listing of judicial candidates and a few snippets about their respective philosophies. I also share your reservations about female judges, but coming from me its simply sexist ! Is this another match in the gasoline can? :)
Newzjunkie posted the judges above, but it still doesn't help if you don't know anything about them. I know nothing about any of them and I intend to not vote or vote no on all of them. I wrote a "How to Vote" article once upon a time and here's my section on how to vote for judges:
Voting for judges is extremely important and most of us don't have a clue who these people are and what they stand for. Once a judge is elected, it is almost impossible to get them off the bench and after enough elections, they simply cannot be removed, no matter how bad they are. They usually don't campaign and to most of us they are just a name on a page.
Here's a scary statistic for you: the California Judicial Council (the governing body for judges) has been in existence since 1961. Since it's inception--42 years--guess how many judges have been removed for impropriety? Nine! That's not a typo, in 42 years the governing body for California judges has only seen fit to remove nine judges. These numbers don't lie.
Once a judge, ALWAYS A JUDGE.
If you don't know them, LEAVE IT BLANK or vote no. Let the ones who do know make that important decision. There are ways to educate yourself about judges on the ballot and one of the best ways is to ask a lawyer friend. They are the ones at the courthouse every day and they see the judges in action. If you trust your lawyer friend's judgment take his advice. Again, if you don't know, LEAVE IT BLANK.
--If you want to read the entire article, click on my name and visit my FR page.
"rogerhedgecock.com" identifies who appointed whom.(who/whom?)
It also links to "www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_justice" which gives all the sanitized information fit to print. Like a resume, not an investigative piece.
I'v added 'COURTSOFAPPEALDist4' to the key words.
All the CA Freepers in districts 1,2,3,5,6 need to get on the ball!
It's a little worse than you site, only 5 removals by the commission. But the dates on the removals are all since 2000. On the other hand they sure like to Censure, Admonish and Reprove.
Good Find! I'm going to book mark that one.
List from Roger Hedgecock Show Cynthia G. Aaron, District 4 -- Grey Davis Richard D. Aldrich, District 2 -- Pete Wilson Patricia D. Benke, District 4 -- George Deukmejian Cole Blease, District 3 -- Jerry Brown Roger W. Boren, District 2 -- Pete Wilson Kathleen Butz, District 3 -- Grey Davis Candace D. Cooper, District 2 -- Grey Davis Carol A. Corrigan, Supreme Court -- Governor Schwarzenegger Victoria Chavez, District 2 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Betty L. Dawson, District 5 -- Grey Davis Wendy Clark Duffy, District 6 -- Grey Davis Norman L. Epstein, District 2 -- George Deukmejian Madeline Flier, District 2 -- Grey Davis Arthur Gilbert, District 2 -- Grey Davis Judith L. Haller, District 4 -- Pete Wilson Paul R. Haerle, District 1 -- Pete Wilson Thomas A. Harris, District 5 -- George Deukmejian Brad R. Hill, District 5 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Richard D. Huffman, District 4 -- George Deukmejian Raymond J. Ikola, District 4 -- Grey Davis Joan K. Irion, District 4 -- Grey Davis Barbara Jones, District 1 -- Pete Wilson Stephen J. Kane, District 5 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Joyce L. Kennard, Supreme Court -- George Deukmejian Jeffrey King, District 4 -- Grey Davis Patti S. Kitching District 2 -- Pete Wilson Sandy R. Kriegler, District 2 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Robert M. Mallano, District 2 -- Grey Davis Nora M. Manella, District 2 -- Governor Schwarzenegger James J. Marchiano, District 1 -- Pete Wilson Sandra Margulies, District 1 -- Grey Davis Richard McAdams, District 6 -- Grey Davis Judith McConnell, District 4 -- Grey Davis William R. McGuiness, District 1 -- Pete Wilson Art W. McKinster, District 4 -- George Deukmejian Nathan D. Mihara, District 6 -- Pete Wilson Douglas P. Miller, District 4 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Fred K. Morrison, District 3 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Richard M. Mosk, District 2 -- Grey Davis Kathleen E. O'Leary, District 4 -- Grey Davis Dennis M. Perluss, District 2 -- Grey Davis Betty A. Richli, District 4 -- Pete Wilson James A. Richman, District 1 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Maria P. Rivera, District 1 -- Grey Davis Frances Rothschild, District 2 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Conrad L. Rushing, District 6 -- Grey Davis Ignacio John Ruvolo, District 1 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Tani Cantil Sakauye, District 3 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Patricia K. Sepulveda, District 1 -- Pete Wilson Peter Siggins, District 1 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Steven Suzukawa, District 2 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Thomas L. Willhite, District 2 -- Governor Schwarzenegger Rebecca A. Wiseman, District 5 -- Pete Wilson Fred Woods, District 2 -- George Deukmejian Laurie D. Zelon, District 2 -- Grey Davis
Thanks, BoneHead, for this information. I will fix my article and the judicial section. It's been over two years since I've re-read it and I notice it needs a lot of work. Guess I needed some distance to find more flaws.
You remarked that they sure like to censure, admonish and reprove. I respectfully disagree. If you actually add up the names of those they've censured, admonished and reproved, and consider how MANY judge's there actually are and have been in this state since 1960, and remember, that's 46 years (and I don't know the number but it has to be in the 10-30 thousand range, that's not very many censures, admonishments and reprovals considering how many judge's there are and have been.
Anyway, I'm just splitting hairs here. Thanks again for the Commission on Judicial Performance website link. I'd tried to find it in the past with no luck. You're a gem!
That will raise some lawyers blood pressure.....
http://www.lagop.org/
Los Angeles GOP recommends Judges for Superior Court, where there are choices ( not just yes or no):
Judges of the Superior Court:
#8: D. Sanchez,
#18: D. Mitchell,
#102: H. Zacky,
#144: D. Stuart
The judicial races are posted and I checked mine with Robyn's and I had picked the same. I'm Appellate District 4, Divs 1-3.
I started by using this website to see if and whose campaigns these judges donated.
http://www.newsmeat.com/
Then I found this thread and finished up. Thanks for that link. I feel much better about my choices. Now to send everything to all my family so they can vote correctly. They depend on me every election and now I've come to depend on much more knowledgable Freepers. Thanks everyone!
Just a heads-up to other FReepers in District 1. The website http://www.savecalifornia.com is reporting that William R. McGuiness is the judge who recently upheld marriage for a man and a woman and said in his decision that judges should not be rewriting marriage laws. He is reportedly being targeted for defeat by homosexual activists.
So please vote YES on William R. McGuiness.
From Robyn's blog, here are the California Republican Lawyers Association recommendations for Yes votes in District 1:
COURTS OF APPEAL – DISTRICT 1
JAMES MARCHIANO - Appointed by Gov. Deukmajian
PAUL HAERLE – Appointed by Gov. Wilson
WILLIAM McGUINESS – Appointed by Gov. Wilson
PETER SIGGINS – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger.
IGNAZIO RUVOLO – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger.
PATRICIA SEPULVEDA - Appointed by Governor Wilson.
BARBARA JONES – Appointed by Gov. Wilson
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