In a lengthy piece the SacBee reports "Corrigan has written four unanimous opinions. One that said a father could be required to comply with a foreign child-support order made 17 years earlier. She also has produced one dissent and one separate concurring opinion."
Also of note from that above piece, "Certainly Corrigan's most significant recent achievement was the completion of an eight-year project in which teams of legal scholars under her leadership translated the state's jury instructions into commonly understood terms."
On your ballot is CA Supreme Court Assoc Justice Joyce L. Kennard. She was appointed March 11, 1989, by California Governor George Deukmejian (R).
In 2004 Kennard cast a dissenting vote, supporting legal recognition of San Francisco's same-sex marriage licenses. She did agree to review a lower court decision that struck down a parental consent law back in 1994 but ultimately sided with the majority which affirmed the lower court ruling. Further details at the SacBee link above.
Ping your lists, add info you find helpful to deciding how to vote on these often stealth candidates.
Would you be so kind as to list each judicial candidate? I've not received a sample ballot so have no idea who's on the ballot.
I have always had qualms about women jurists (and female politicians, too). Although I think I'd make a fine judge myself, I'm not so sure about the rest of them. (With this kind of thinking, do you get my point?)
My boss recently went before a female judge who wouldn't let him say much of anything in defense of his client and spent the short period of time he was before her yelling and screaming at him. He was there to try to save a child from going into the "system," but apparently she wasn't interested in hearing what he had to say.
And there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it. So the kid went into a juvenile detention "home," with fine upstanding citizens standing there begging the judge (or trying to, anyway, unfortunately the judge wouldn't shut up long enough to hear what they had to say) to let them take the kid.
Granted, men judges can be unreasonable, too, but they aren't at the mercy of fluctuating hormones and menopause, and female irrationality.
Flame away ladies!
Here is a website that I have found very useful in the past. The judicial races are not posted yet, but it will probably be worthwhile checking back closer to the election.
http://www.robynnordell.com/onestop.aspx
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.
"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!
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
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
This is great stuff, thank you!
http://www.flashreport.org/blog0a.php?postID=2006102619451028
California Republican Lawyers Association Announces Judicial Endorsements
by Mike Houston - Political Law 10-26-2006 4:37 pm
The influential California Republican Lawyers Association has announced its endorsements for the retention votes for appellate judges. Judicial elections in California are often well below the radar screen and many voters have no idea who they are voting for. In fact, many people tell me that they often do not vote in judicial elections because they know so little about the judges on the ballot.
The CRLA endorsement list (below) is helpful because not only does it provide the CRLA's weight to identifying judges worthy of Republican support but it provides the Governor who appointed the particular judge.
Here is the text of the CRLA press release and the endorsements:
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN LAWYERS MAKE JUDICIAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
Dear Fellow Republican:
Every year Republican voters complain about the lack of information regarding Judges appearing on their ballots. In an attempt to provide Republican voters with the information they need, the California Republican Lawyers Association have prepared a list of Justices that we recommend.
It is important to point out that in preparing this list we have researched judicial opinions, considered party registration, considered what Governor appointed each Justice, the length of service and spoke to lawyers who have practiced before them. We considered all of these factors in preparing our recommendations. No one factor was dispositive. Furthermore, certain Justices do not appear on our list because their time on the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals has been too brief.
The following list is the result of this research. To learn more about the California Republican Lawyers Association you can visit our website at www.californiarepublicanlawyers.org.
Steven Baric
Chairman, California Republican Lawyers Association
The Following Justices are those we recommend for retention:
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
COURTS OF APPEAL – DISTRICT 2
ROGER W. BOREN - Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
VICTORIA CHAVEZ – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger
PATTI S. KITCHING - Appointed by Gov Wilson
RICHARD DENNIS ALDRICH - Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson.
NORMAN L. EPSTEIN – Appointed by Gov Deukmejian
THOMAS L. WILLHITE, JR - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
STEVEN C. SUZUKAWA –Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger
SANDY R. KRIEGLER – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger
FRED WOODS – Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
COURTS OF APPEAL – DISTRICT 3
FRED K. MORRISON: – Appointed by Gov. Wilson.
TANI CANTIL SAKAUYE: - Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger
COURTS OF APPEAL – DISTRICT 4
PATRICIA D. BENKE: – Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
RICHARD D. HUFFMAN: Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
JUDITH L. HALLER: Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
ART W. McKINSTER – Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
BETTY Ann RICHLI – Appointed by Gov. Wilson
DOUGLAS P. MILLER – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger/Wilson
RAYMOND J. IKOLA – Appointed by Gov's Wilson/Davis
COURTS OF APPEAL – DISTRICT 5
THOMAS A. HARRIS – Appointed by Gov. Deukmejian
REBECCA A. WISEMAN – Appointed by Gov. Wilson
STEPHEN KANE – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger
BRAD R. HILL – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger
COURTS OF APPEAL – DISTRICT 6
NATHAN D. MIHARA – Appointed by Gov. Wilson
WENDY CLARK DUFFY – Appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger