League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Francisco County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Superior Court Judge; San Francisco County; Seat 12 Voter Information

Results as of Jan 24 10:41am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (580/580) (1,449 Total Write-In Votes 0.50%)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Gerardo C. Sandoval 156,227 votes 53.50% Occupation: Member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Columbia Law School graduate: alumni include six U.S. Supreme Court Justices S.F. Board of Supervisors, member and lawmaker for the past seven years Completed many jury trials and appeared in court countless times Aide to S.F. Mayor Art Agnos, overseeing many legal issues for the City Experienced civil attorney & criminal attorney Priorities: Create an open and more accessible court Foster greater diversity within the judiciary Increase multilingual resources for those who appear before the court Thomas Mellon 134,339 votes 46.00% Occupation: Superior Court Judge Judge for 14 years, lawyer for 22 years VISTA volunteer in an inner-city neighborhood Law clerk for prominent federal jurist Poverty law attorney providing free assistance to poor families Graduate of the University of San Francisco Have presided over 500 trials, confronting issues that represent nearly every facet of the law. Priorities: Keep politics out of our courtrooms I am a trial judge, not a politician. The most qualified candidate Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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