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James "Jim"  Cox
 
112,754 votes
57.29%
- Occupation: Superior Court Judge
 - B.A. (1975);  J.D. cum laude (1978)
 - Law Review Pepperdine Univ. School of Law
 - Supervising Probate Judge Riverside Superior Court
 - Appointed By Governor Fall 1996
 - Over 15 Years experience as judge
 - Criminal, Civil, Family, Adoption court assigned experience.
  
Michael J. Kennedy
 
84,059 votes
42.71%
- Occupation: Constitutional Defense Attorney
 - Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County, 1983-1985
 - Solo Practitioner, Blythe, Palm Springs and Indio, 1985-1991
 - Judge Pro Tempore, Riverside County, 1985 -1991;
 - Deputy Public Defender, San Bernardino County, 1991-2004
 - Professor of Law, Desert College of Law, 2004-2005
 - Kennedy & Roe, Palm Springs, California (General Partner) 2005-Present
  
Priorities:
- I will apply the Law not make Law.
 - I will NOT allow my courtroom to be a Revenue Generating
 - I will treat all Citizens in my courtroom with Dignity
  
  
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