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NBachers

(17,099 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 09:43 PM Nov 2018

Here's a California voting guide for judges - hard to find, & you don't know who you're voting for.

http://www.theleaguesf.org/voter_guides

I voted today in San Francisco, and I could only find one good resource that covered statewide judicial endorsements. Here's how they made their selections:

"If we’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that there is a conservative judicial agenda with lasting horrendous impacts. In California, there are two websites run by conservatives, Robyn Nordell's Conservative California Election Website and the Judge Voter Guide, produced by Craig Huey. They absolutely hate the “judicial activism” that comes from liberal judges. Go there, find out which judges they support, and then vote the opposite. By that method, here are our unofficial suggestions with help from the Vox article, "Don’t Just Say Yes: How to Vote in California’s Judicial Races."

When I was looking around for judicial endorsements, I came upon the Judge Voter Guide, produced by Craig Huey. it sounded like a reasonable resource, but I wasn't sure what direction Craig Huey was coming from. I'm glad I found this resource instead.

San Francisco League of Pissed Off Voters - scroll down - http://www.theleaguesf.org/voter_guides

You'll also find endorsements of other statewide candidates and ballot measures.
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secondwind

(16,903 posts)
1. Thanks for this. We will be voting here in San Francisco
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 09:53 PM
Nov 2018

for the very first time. Five years in a red state were enough for us!

NBachers

(17,099 posts)
3. I like this voting resource, along with the Bay Guardian and the SF Democratic Party. The one
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 10:04 PM
Nov 2018

objection I have: I still like Dianne Feinstein over Kevin DeLeon. Feinstein, in her role as a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been very good at exposing trump's corruption. If Democrats ever take the Senate back, she'll be in an important spot on that Committee. We also need senior members with experience to try & rebuild the government after trump and the republicans have destroyed it. She knows how it works; she'll be needed.

But, you vote for what's best in your heart. Welcome home

Adsos Letter

(19,459 posts)
5. Thank you, NBachers!
Fri Nov 2, 2018, 10:19 PM
Nov 2018

My wife was looking for info on the judges, and we were both at a loss as to how to find the info. I told her that I would work on finding out.


You saved me a bunch of work.

 

Fragment

(68 posts)
10. How to Research Judges in California
Sat Nov 3, 2018, 01:37 AM
Nov 2018

My simple method for deciding which judges should continue their appointments is to google who appointed them. If it was a democratic governor, I choose yes.

Rhiannon12866

(205,161 posts)
11. Excellent idea! Thanks for passing it on!
Sat Nov 3, 2018, 01:42 AM
Nov 2018

And welcome to DU, Fragment! It's great to have you with us!

Rhiannon12866

(205,161 posts)
13. This is the best place to be on the internets right now
Sat Nov 3, 2018, 02:04 AM
Nov 2018

Not only do DUers keep up with the latest news, it's also very comforting to be among kindred spirits at times like this. DU has comforted me - and celebrated with me - through every election since 2004. And it's the smartest place on the internets, too - so you're in good company.

Brother Buzz

(36,415 posts)
16. Ha! I used right winger, Craig Huey's list as a perfect reverse barometer
Sun Nov 4, 2018, 04:12 PM
Nov 2018

There was only one judge they agreed on: Barbara Jones. Sorry, Barbara, I screwed up.

https://judgevoterguide.com/san-francisco-city-county/

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