League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	Chris Garcia Answers Questions Candidate for Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 28

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. Please provide a brief list of your qualifications in bullet format, using an asterisk (*) to represent a bullet. (No more than 25 words for this section.)

• Criminal Prosecutor
• JD, Harvard Law School
• BA. University of California at Berkeley
• 11 years Criminal Prosecution
• 13 years Civil Litigation
• Adjunct Professor of Law

2. Why are you running for Superior Court Judge? (No more than 75 words total for questions 2 and 3.)

I believe in the rule of law and have a strong desire to serve our community. My life experiences and personal background qualifies me as judge who will understand the intricacies of an ethnically and culturally diverse community like Los Angeles.

3. What experiences and personal qualities best equip you to serve as judge? (No more than 75 words total for questions 2 and 3.)

I have experience in both civil and criminal law as well as in teaching law. I have acted as a mediator/arbitrator and temporary judge.

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Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Until 5:00 p.m. on April 5, 2010, candidates for Superior Court Judge must limit their answers to 100 words total for all questions so that a paper Voters Guide may be published. Specific word limits are as follows: 25 words for question 1; 75 words total for questions 2 and 3. After 5:00 p.m. on April 5, 2010, word limits will no longer apply.

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