League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 28 Voter Information

Results as of Jul 2 1:59pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (5,190/5,190)

Runoff Election 11/2/2010 Candidates (Vote for 1) Candidates: to post info on this page, send an e-mail to ca-south@smartvoter.org and INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER. Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Randy Hammock 166,763 votes 21.98% Occupation: Superior Court Referee Member, California Judges Association, and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Rated "Well-Qualified" by Los Angeles County Bar, 2006; "Qualified" 2010. Extensive Jury Trial Experience; Member of American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) Admitted to Practice Law in California over 25 years Admitted to Practice Law in 15 states and 20 Federal District Courts. Considerable Community Service to Charter Schools and Abused Children. rhammock@hammock4judge.com Priorities: Law and Order. Protecting the Rights of Victims, Jurors, as well as the Accused. Judicial Decisions which are Just, Fair and Reasonable. Treating Everyone who Appears Before the Court with Courtesy and Respect Mark K. Ameli 109,700 votes 14.46% Occupation: Arbitrator/Mediator/Litigator Litigator for 30 years, Arbitrator and mediator for the past 15 years Temporary Judge - Los Angeles Superior Court for the past 15 years UC Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, USC, Master of Arts in Economics, UWLA, Juris Doctorate Recipient of certificate of Appreciation from the Los Angeles Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution and Temporary Judge Program Author of "A Primer on Cross Cultural Dispute Resolution" published by American Bankruptcy Institute, used by LA Superior Court for ADR training Community service in prevention of gang violence, leadership positions in Rotary, Southern California Mediation Association, and other organizations ameli@electmarkameli.com Priorities: Administration of Justice in the Courtroom: Fairness, impartiality, and freedom from bias in court, compassion to the victims Courtesy to the jurors and respect for their time Protection of the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of California Kim E. Smith 104,723 votes 13.80% Occupation: City Prosecutor-City of Hawthorne, CA Deputy District Attorney-Los Angeles County Southwestern University of Law -J.D. Sergeant - Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept. Lieutenant Colonel - U.S. Marine Corps B.A.,, Occidental; M.A. - USC (Public Admin) Decorated war veteran kimsmith@fastmail.net Priorities: Speedy and efficient calendar management Fair adjudication for all parties Maintain high ethical standards in all proceedings Chris Garcia 99,877 votes 13.16% Occupation: Criminal Prosecutor JD, Harvard Law School BA, UC Berkeley 11 years Criminal Prosecution 13 years Civil Litigation Special Assistant United States Attorney Adjunct Professor chris@chrisgarcia2010.com Priorities: Equal treatment for all under the law. Cultural and ethnic sensitivity. Diversity on the bench. Elizabeth Moreno 96,839 votes 12.76% Occupation: Arbitrator/Mediator Juris Doctor-Loyola Law School California State University-Fresno BA History-Cum Laude Appointed to the California State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Community Service Recognition- City of Los Angeles Straus Institute/Pepperdine Law School Advanced Mediation Training Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Leadership-Beverly Hills Bar Association elizabeth@morenoforjudge.com Priorities: That everyone has access to the legal system and to give all an equal opportunity to be heard. That Justice is served. Diligently serve the people of Los Angeles County, ethically and professionally. Edward J. Nison 82,231 votes 10.84% Occupation: Criminal Homicide Prosecutor Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County for over 24 years Prosecuted gang homicide cases for 8 1/2 years Prosecuted criminal violations of environmental and workplace safety laws for 4 years Responsible for legal training of prosecutors and police officers, 6 years Prosecuted over 100 homicide cases Provided training to prosecutors and law enforcement on Constitutional Law throughout the United States edward@nison4judge.com Priorities: Protect society from violent predators and treat victims in a respectful manner Always serve the public and act with honesty, integrity and fairness Prevent youthful offenders from becoming violent predators C. Edward Mack 50,006 votes 6.59% Occupation: Criminal Trial Attorney Chemist Vietnam Era War Veteran, Air Force Tried over 100 jury trials Criminal Experience as Public Defender Civil Experience as Judicial Law Clerk Experienced in handling high volumes of cases electcmack@aol.com Priorities: To provide justice to all litigants, no matter what background and to run my courtroom with expediency and dignity, exemplifying efficiency Establish a mental health court/diversion program Establish a juvenile court "Early Prevention/Parental Intervention program to stop gang killings, violence and other gang crimes Kendall C. "Ken" Reed 48,650 votes 6.41% Occupation: Attorney/Arbitrator/Mediator Juris Doctor, University of Southern California School of Law Master of Laws, Pepperdine University School of Law Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators International Mediation Insitute, Approved Mediator ken@kendallreed.com Priorities: To be Fair, Thoughtful, and Dedicated as a Judge To Assist the Court in Dealing with its Current Budget Constraints Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 3 questions on Qualifications, Reason for Running, and Experiences and Personal Qualities. Official Information L.A.SuperiorCourt.org Meet and Learn About the Judicial Candidates Thursday May 20 time: 5:30-8:00 p.m. place: Southwestern Law School 3050 Wilshire Bl., L.A. CA 90010 co-sponsors: LWV/L.A. County; LWV Los Angeles; Southwestern Law School special guests: Judith McConnell, Administrative Presiding Justice, 4th District Appellate Court, & Val Zavala, Anchor, KCET's "SoCal Connected" more info: 213-738-6625 RSVP (by 5/17): advancement@swlaw.edu or 213-738-6814 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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