How I’m voting for the environment on Nov. 7, 2006: Judicial positions. Here’s how I’m voting on state-level positions, city-level positions, and the propositions.
California Court of Appeal is an intermediate court divided into 6 geographic districts. Justices of the 2nd District hear appeals from trial courts in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
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[For more on why you only get a yes or no vote on these, go here]
Why isn’t there more info out there about these judges if we’re supposed to be voting on them? I’m disappointed that the LA County Dems have simply said “retain all justices” — especially as the Republicans have at least worked to distinguish between their yeas and nays.
Thus, I’ve decided my votes by referring to the Young Progressive Majority guide (PDF), and trying to conduct a lil research. The ??s denote people I just can’t vote for or against, cuz I can’t find enough info to make even a semi-informed decision. Please do let me know if you have other relevant info about these judges –
Robert Mallano. Yes. Robert got the Young Progressive Majority endorsement for his support of minority issues and commitment to public service.
Frances Rothschild. Yes. Democrat appointed by Jerry Brown.
Roger W. Boren. ???. Endorsed by Republicans, but also by YPM.
Victoria M. Chavez. No. Republican conservative.
Patti S. Kitching. No. Conservative. Endorsed by Republicans.
Richard D. Aldrich. No. Conservative. Endorsed by Republicans.
Norman L. Epstein. ???. Endorsed by Republicans.
Thomas Willhite. No. Republican conservative.
Nora M. Manella. Yes. A Democrat first nominated by Clinton, then by Schwarzenegger.
Steven Suzukawa. No. Conservative. Endorsed by Republicans.
Richard M. Mosk. Yes. Democrat.
Sandy R. Kriegler. No. Republican. Endorsed by Republicans.
Arthur Gilbert. Yes. Democrat, Berkeley professor — and a blogger too :)
Dennis Perluss. Yes. Democrat. Considers himself a “moderate or centristâ€
Fred Woods. ???. Endorsed by both the YPM and Republicans.
Laurie D. Zelon. Yes. Democrat appointed by Davis. Won the Loren Miller Legal Services Award in 2000 for long-term commitment to legal services for the indigent.
Candace Cooper. Yes. Democrat.
Madeleine Flier. Yes. Appointed by Davis. YPM sez she’s a champion of abused / neglected children.
Hi Siel,
I just wanted to say thank you for such comprehensive and well researched info on the candidates and measures in tomorrow’s election!
Happy voting!
Callie
Comment by Callie — November 6, 2006 @ 12:11 pm
Thanks for the props :)
Comment by Siel — November 6, 2006 @ 7:07 pm
this was very helpful. i just pulled out my sample bvallott and makred it straight down like yours. im a bit new here so i dont even know who any of these people are but i trust you. :)
Comment by chad — November 7, 2006 @ 1:48 am
Also thanks for the links and for going the whole way with ballot. I’ve always had a hard time figuring out how to vote for judges in particular. In my opinion if one can’t find enough information to say ‘yes’, then say ‘no’.
Comment by Nathan — November 7, 2006 @ 6:48 am
Thank you so much for this ditty! Seriously been browsing for an hour trying to figure out how to vote on these justices and finally came to your blog! You rock!
Comment by Drew — November 7, 2006 @ 3:32 pm
ditto what everybody says. thanks siel! i’m always at a loss at this section of the ballot. thanks for the quick reference research!
Comment by Christine — November 7, 2006 @ 4:39 pm
Thanks people. I do wish more info’d been avaliable, cuz the list reads very party-line-ish. We gotta do something ’bout this stressful voter situation for the future though –
Comment by Siel — November 7, 2006 @ 5:56 pm
You don’t have to be young to appreciate and use this. Good work! Thanks – really helpful to me. A good supplement to doing own research.
Comment by Anonyms — October 17, 2010 @ 3:47 pm
This helped me in learning who not to vote for.
Comment by Anonymous — November 2, 2010 @ 12:30 pm