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James F. Rigali
 
71677 votes
50.83%
- Occupation: Attorney
 - Partner with KIRK & SIMAS law firm in Santa Maria
 - University of Notre Dame graduate - Bachelors
 - Santa Clara University - Juris Doctorate/MBA
 - Director Santa Maria Breakfast Rotary
 - County Human Services Commissioner  97-2000
 - President Northern Santa Barbara County Bar. Assoc. (past)
  
Priorities:
- Judges should have a public servant attitude, balance and ethics.
 - Your elected judge should be a great judge in the courtroom and active in your monthly countywide judges' meetings.
 - Judges should be able to make the "hard call" without divorcing themselves from appropriate community involvement.
  
Edward H. Bullard
 
68815 votes
48.80%
- Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
 - 3 Years U.S. Army, Military Police Dog Handler
 - 11 Years California Hwy. Patrol, Santa Barbara County
 - J.D. Santa Barbara College of Law
 - Deputy Public Defender, Ventura County
 - 15 Years Deputy District Attoney, Santa Barbara County
  
Priorities:
- Public Safety, sentencing violent offenders to State Prison,  use of alternative sentencing for non violent offenders
 - Restitution to victims of crimes
 - Effectively managing large caseloads with fairness to all sides
  
  
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