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Faye D'Opal
 
61041 votes
52.37%
- Occupation: Public Interest Attorney
 - 18 years experience as a community-based lawyer and small business owner with clients from all cultures and economic backgrounds
 - Serves Marin County as a Judge Pro-Tem, hearing evidence and deciding cases
 - Legal Director of the Legal Self-Help Center of Marin, increasing access for citizens to our legal system
 - Has litigated hundreds of contested legal cases and settled many more
 - Chair of Marin Community Foundation's Board of Trustees
 - Selected "Lawyer of the Year" by the Marin County Bar Association
  
Priorities:
- While a Judge should have no "political" priorities, it is my belief that judges should work to improve access to our legal system for all
 - I will help our judiciary in its outreach to improve the public's confidence in our court system
 - I support, and have worked for innovative solutions to our community's problems including teen and adult drug courts
  
Paul Haakenson
 
55360 votes
47.50%
- Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
 - Supervisor of Domestic Violence Unit
 - Police liason and prosecutor sexual asault/child abuse unit
 - Thousands of hours of courtroom experience
 - Over 50 trials in Marin County Courts
 - Tough and vigilant prosecution of crimes against women and children
 - Prosecutor of many of Marin's most serious and high-profile crimes
  
Priorities:
- Tough on violent crimes, in particular those perpetrated upon women and children
 - Strong believer in treatement for non-violent, mentally ill and drug addicted offenders
 - Will uphold reputation for being fair, honest and hard-working
  
  
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Candidate Debates, November 2004 Election
  - Monday, October 15 - 5:00 P.M.
 
Sunday,  October 24 - 9:00 P.M. 
Monday, October 25 - 6:00 P.M. 
Thursday, October 28 - 8:30 P.M.
   
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