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Gloria Marin
Los Angeles Superior Court Office No. 176
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os Angeles Deputy District Attorney Gloria Marin is the only worthy candidate in this race. She has overcome obstacles—including not speaking English when she arrived in the United States as a child in 1980, fleeing a civil war in Nicaragua. She has survived cancer.
At present, Marin is deputy-in-charge of the Asset Forfeiture Unit.
Her latest office performance evaluation, for 2023-24, characterizes her as “dedicated to her job and highly intelligent” and as “the consummate team player.”
A veteran prosecutor terms her “pleasant, hard working and competent.”
It’s clear that she has what it takes to perform on the bench with skill.
If her opponent, Deputy Public Defender Zachary Smith, has attributes qualifying him for a judgeship, we don’t know what they are. He’s not saying. He has no campaign website and does not respond to inquiries. Smith is a candidate in hiding.
A knowledgeable source in the Public Defender’s Office tells us he has an “unfortunate self-entitled attitude” and is “not the hardest working.”
This is a no-brainer. Marin deserves election.
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