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Harvey A. Silberman
303,658 votes
52.68%
- Occupation: Superior Court Commissioner
- Appointed to LA Superior Court Bench in 2004
- Staff Attorney - Neighborhood Legal Services
- Staff Attorney - AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Adjunct Professor - USC Law School
- Graduate USC Law School - JD/MA
- Adoptive Parent
Priorities:
- Open and equal access to judicial services
- Fairness and impartiality from the bench
- Respect and courtesy toward litigants
Serena Raquel Murillo
272,711 votes
47.32%
- Occupation: Criminal Prosecutor; L.A. County District Attorneys Office
- 'WELL QUALIFIED' by the Pasadena Star News
- Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School; Dean's List
- Attended Brown University and University of California San Diego as an undergraduate
- Trained in Mediation; Center for Conflict Resolution
- Trial Lawyer: Complex criminal (gang and domestic violence murder) and civil litigation.
- Endorsed by the Los Angeles Times; http://www.murilloforjudge.com
Priorities:
- Protect our communities from violent crime.
- Promote a judiciary of honesty, integrity and fairness.
- Save taxpayer dollars and prioritize the time of jurors, litigants and witnesses through efficient case management.
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Official Information
- Superior Court of California
County of Los Angeles
News and Analysis
L.A. County Bar Association
Why Vote on Judges?
- Judges must deal with everything from minor disputes to society's most intractable problems. Their decisions have as great an impact on our lives as decisions made by the governor or legislator. The governor alone selects those who will serve on the bench. But at election time, voters become the judges of who is qualified to remain there. Those who vote are exercising an important opportunity to maintain the balance between judicial independence and accountability.
- from Voters Guide to Judicial Elections (Archives of the League of Women Voters of California)
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