Judges!
My dear friend Brandon pointed out that I left out the Judicial Election part of the ballot in my last post. Why did I do that? Because I knew next to nothing about these people, so I had made a note to go back and learn about them, which I promptly forgot to do. That oversight has now been rectified, and so… here come da judges!
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court –
Tani Cantil-Sakauye is nominated to be Chief Justice, and we get to vote on whether or not that’ll happen. It’s a 12-year term, and it’s one of the things on the ballot with the most far-reaching consequences. Cantil-Sakauye is considered a “moderate” who is notable for her “exceptional objectivity” on the bench. The only arguments against her that I could find were that she has supported “child custody and family law rules” that some claim “favored women,” which I don’t see as the worst thing in the world in a state with an absurdly broken family law system. I’m going to be voting yes.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court –
Ming Chin is up to be a possible associate justice on the court. Since he’s been on the bench, he’s ruled on a number of different cases including those involving same-sex marriage and parental-consent laws. While I don’t like how he’s ruled on same-sex marriage, I can understand the arguments (legally) behind it. However, he’s ruled to overturn parental-consent laws which can end up getting people killed. I’m torn on this guy, and would prefer someone else, but I think I’m probably going to vote yes.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court –
Carlos Moreno is currently an associate justice on the court. He has ruled that there is “no reason why both parents of a child cannot be women” and that California’s anti-discrimination laws prevented businesses from treating registered domestic partners any differently than married couples. Additionally he was the sole dissenting opinion in the case which upheld the legitimacy of Prop. 8 under the CA constitution. He’s smart and savvy, and I’m all for him. Voting yes.
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