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CA Judicial Candidate Information
Various ^ | Oct 13 2006 | Various

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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: benke; cajudges; caljudges; calvoterguide; casupremecourt; corrigan; courtsofappealdist4; haller; huffman; kennard; mcconnell
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To: newzjunkey
Douglas Miller, Fourth Appellate District (Division 2) was appointed in 1995 to the Riverside Superior Court by Governor Pete Wilson, and in June 2006 appointed to the Appellate Court by Governor Schwarzenegger.
21 posted on 10/16/2006 10:32:08 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock. YES on 85, Parents Notified. YES on 90, Fix Eminent Domain!)
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To: newzjunkey
Jeffrey King, Fourth Appellate District (Division 2) was appointed to the San Bernardino Superior Court by Governor Pete Wilson, and in December 2002 appointed to the Appellate Court by Governor Gray Davis.
22 posted on 10/16/2006 10:39:07 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock. YES on 85, Parents Notified. YES on 90, Fix Eminent Domain!)
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To: newzjunkey
Cynthia Aaron, Fourth Appellate District (Division 1) was appointed Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in 1994, and in December 2002 appointed to the Appellate Court by Governor Gray Davis.
23 posted on 10/16/2006 10:44:03 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock. YES on 85, Parents Notified. YES on 90, Fix Eminent Domain!)
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To: newzjunkey
Betty Richli, Fourth Appellate District (Division 2) was appointed in 1985 to the San Bernardino County Municipal Court by Governor George Deukmejian. He elevated her to the San Bernardino County Superior Court in 1990. She was appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal by Governor Pete Wilson in 1994.
24 posted on 10/16/2006 10:48:54 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock. YES on 85, Parents Notified. YES on 90, Fix Eminent Domain!)
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To: newzjunkey
Richard Huffman, Fourth Appellate District was appointed by Governor George Deukmejian in October 1988. Prior he was a Judge of the Superior Court for San Diego County since April of 1985.

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.

25 posted on 10/16/2006 10:54:51 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock. YES on 85, Parents Notified. YES on 90, Fix Eminent Domain!)
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To: newzjunkey

BTTT


26 posted on 10/18/2006 2:13:32 PM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: newzjunkey
A three judge Los Angeles-based 2nd District Court of Appeal has ruled Gov. Schwarzenegger has no authority to deny parole to a 80-something year old MURDERER. Details here

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.

Each got over 70% in their 2002 election.

27 posted on 10/18/2006 4:01:38 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock. YES on 85, Parents Notified. YES on 90, Fix Eminent Domain!)
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To: newzjunkey

ping


28 posted on 10/21/2006 9:04:52 AM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Auntie Mame

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? :)


29 posted on 10/24/2006 1:36:09 PM PDT by smackh2ojack
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To: smackh2ojack

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.


30 posted on 10/24/2006 7:42:59 PM PDT by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: newzjunkey
Excellent work Newz! Bumping for Southern Californians who still don't know the Judges candidates.

"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!

31 posted on 10/25/2006 12:42:38 PM PDT by BoneHead (I know you don't like it! but did you vote?)
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To: Auntie Mame
"State of California Commission on Judicial Performance" Lists all the Censure/Removal/Admonishments/Reprovals. You can fine tune your cite on the Judges Diciplinary actions. It contains historical records from 1960 when Judicial Discipline was confirmed by the CA Supremes, through the initiative approval of the Commisions dispensing Discipline. Its allot of reading through legalese. Some of it's interesting, and the rest will help you get to sleep on a long night.

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.

32 posted on 10/25/2006 1:26:47 PM PDT by BoneHead (Keep Digging! Keep Digging!)
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To: Aunt Polgara

Good Find! I'm going to book mark that one.


33 posted on 10/25/2006 1:36:17 PM PDT by BoneHead (Keep Digging! Keep Digging!)
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To: newzjunkey
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

34 posted on 10/25/2006 5:19:14 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Arnold-McClintock-YES 85 Parents Notified-YES 90 Eminent Domain-SanDiego:NO A,YES B & C)
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To: BoneHead

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!


35 posted on 10/26/2006 6:32:18 AM PDT by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: Auntie Mame
Point taken on the Censure,Admonish and Reprove. I see allot of recitivism(?) in the diciplined Judges names. Same guy/gal appears more than once....

That will raise some lawyers blood pressure.....

36 posted on 10/26/2006 8:02:46 AM PDT by BoneHead (Keep Digging! Keep Digging!)
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To: newzjunkey

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


37 posted on 10/27/2006 11:13:30 PM PDT by FairOpinion (Vote Republican. The life you save may be your own. This is not an exaggeration.)
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To: Aunt Polgara

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!


38 posted on 10/28/2006 12:00:35 PM PDT by CaliGirl-R (Everything I know about Dems, I learned from Democratic Underground)
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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.


39 posted on 10/28/2006 3:38:02 PM PDT by djreece ("... Until He leads justice to victory." Matt. 12:20c)
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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


40 posted on 10/28/2006 3:42:27 PM PDT by djreece ("... Until He leads justice to victory." Matt. 12:20c)
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