Judicial Endorsements for November 7 Election

The Los Angeles Times had an editorial containing their judicial endorsements in Wednesday's paper.

California's Court of Appeal is an intermediate court divided into six geographic districts. Justices of the 2nd District hear appeals from trial courts in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The following justices are on the ballot, have served with distinction and deserve a "yes" vote: Robert M. Mallano, Frances Rothschild, Roger W. Boren, Victoria M. Chavez, Patti S. Kitching, Richard D. Aldrich, Norman L. Epstein, Thomas L. Willhite, Nora M. Manella, Steve Suzukawa, Richard M. Mosk, Sandy R. Kriegler, Arthur Gilbert, Dennis M. Perluss, Fred Woods, Laurie D. Zelon, Candace D. Cooper and Madeleine Flier.

For Los Angeles Superior Court, four offices offer voters a choice. For Office No. 8, Bob Henry, a California deputy attorney general, has broad experience in criminal and civil law. For Office No. 18, Daviann Mitchell is a former police officer who now prosecutes gang crimes as a Los Angeles deputy district attorney. Two other current deputy district attorneys also deserve to be elected: Hayden Zacky for Office No. 102 and David W. Stuart for Office No. 144.

I am disagreeing with some of the Times picks, specifically:

Judicial Office        MadProfessah            L.A. Times
Superior Court, #8     Deborah L. Sanchez      Bob Henry
Superior Court, #18    John C. Gutierrez       Daviann L. Mitchell
Superior Court, #102   Hayden Zacky            Hayden Zacky
Superior Court, #104   Bobbi Tillmon           Bobbi Tillmon
Superior Court, #144   Janis Levart Barquist   David W. Stuart