Monday, November 3, 2008
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EDITORIAL
Summary of Judicial Endorsements
Office No. |
Candidate (All caps indicates endorsement) |
Ballot Designation |
Comments |
LACBA Rating |
MetNews Rating |
72 |
HILLERI GROSSMAN MERRITT |
Criminal Trial Prosecutor |
Able prosecutor; affable, non-confrontational, plain-talking |
WQ |
WQ |
Steven A. Simons |
Consumer Rights Attorney |
Experienced sole practitioner |
Q |
Q | |
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82 |
THOMAS RUBINSON |
Criminal Prosecutor |
Seasoned deputy DA; has developed requisite skills. Has engaged in duplicitous campaigning. |
WQ |
Q |
Cynthia Loo |
Superior Court Referee |
Disaster in courtroom; emotional. Has falsely claimed on mailer to be "Juvenile Court judge." |
Q |
NQ | |
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84 |
LORI-ANN C. JONES |
Superior Court Commissioner |
Got off to rocky start, is seeking to do it right |
NQ |
NQ |
Pat Connolly |
Criminal Gang Prosecutor |
Effective advocate; too confrontational for the bench |
NQ |
NQ | |
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94 |
MICHAEL J. O'GARA |
Criminal Prosecutor |
Bright, industrious deputy district attorney |
WQ |
WQ |
C. Edward Mack |
Criminal Trial Attorney |
Deputy PD, low on reasoning ability and campaign ethics |
Q |
NQ | |
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154 |
MICHAEL V. JESIC |
Criminal Gang Prosecutor |
Deputy DA with exceptionally high potential; fair-minded |
WQ |
WQ |
Rocky L. Crabb |
Superior Court Commissioner |
Sitting bench officer, has not attracted controversy |
WQ |
WQ
|
WQ=well qualified; Q=not qualified; NQ=not
qualified.
"LACBA" indicates Los Angeles County Bar Assn.
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