Metropolitan News-Enterprise

Thursday, November 3, 2016

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EDITORIAL

Summary of Judicial Endorsements

Office No.	Candidate    (All caps indicates endorsement)		Ballot Designation	Comments	MetNews Rating
11		STEVEN SCHREINER	Gang Homicide Prosecutor	A 27-year veteran of his office, has handled more than 200 felony trials, including more than 75 murder trials. He’s ready for a judgeship.	Well Suited
		Debra R. Archuleta	Violent Crimes Prosecutor	Overly ambitious, duplicitous, lacking appropriate temperament. Gained early endorsements of Republicans, as a Republican; changed her party registration to Democratic, and garnered Democrats’ endorsements. Endorsements were given, then withdrawn, by former D.A. Steve Cooley, Association of Deputy District Attorneys, Mexican American Bar Association, and two Superior Court judges.	Unfit
42		EFRAIM MATTHEW ACEVES	Child Molestation Prosecutor	Able prosecutor; lead counsel in more than 100 jury trials. Fair-minded, intelligent, diligent.	Well Suited
		Alicia Molina	Attorney at Law	Has never handled a jury trial. Disputatious, deceitful, inarticulate, lack impartiality. A judge disallowed her bogus ballot designation as “Domestic Violence Attorney.”	Unfit
84		SUSAN JUNG TOWNSEND	Criminal Fraud Prosecutor	Poised, intelligent, skilled in communicating her thoughts with precision; has potential for higher judicial office.	Well Suited
		Javier Perez	Supervising Criminal Prosecutor	Highly industrious and able. He’s simply not as well qualified as his opponent.	Well Suited
158		DAVID BERGER	Violent Crimes Prosecutor	With 20 years’ experience as a prosecutor, he is composed, articulate, knowledgeable, decisive.	Well Suited
		Kim L. Nguyen	Deputy Attorney General	Has never handled a trial. Despite Democratic connections of the political consulting firm her husband works for, has not been able to gain appointment from the Democratic governor. Bright and even-tempered, she has definite potential.	Lacks  Requisite Experience

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