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Patricia Nieto
323,537 votes
56.68%
- Occupation: Superior Court Commissioner
- Superior Court Commissioner assigned to Family Law
- 7 yrs experience as a Subordinate Judicial Officer
- 29 yrs legal experience in civil, juvenile and criminal
- University of Southern California law degree
- University of Kansas Bachelor of Arts degree
- Advocate for abused and neglected children
Priorities:
- Promote trust and confidence in the legal system
- Ensure equal access and equal justice to all
- Treat parties with dignity, respect and fairness
Lance E. Winters
247,254 votes
43.32%
- Occupation: Criminal Prosecutor
- Rated "Exceptionally Well Qualified" by L.A. County Bar Assoc.
- Argued before the California Supreme Court five times
- Handled over 250 appeals for the prosecution
- Volunteer judge with Temporary Judge Program since 2003
- Former adjunct law professor and moot court coach
- UCLA history graduate and UCLA Law School graduate
Priorities:
- To see the law applied fairly and justly.
- To treat all members of society with patience, compassion, and respect.
- To improve access to the courts.
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Official Information
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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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