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 Runoff Election 11/4/2014 
Candidates
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Dayan Mathai
 
292,868 votes
46.63%
- Occupation: Gang Homicide Prosecutor
 - Deputy District Attorney for 15 Years
 - Prosecuted 110 FELONY JURY TRIALS, including 36 complex murder cases
 - Assigned to HARDCORE GANG DIVISION/ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION
 - Rated "WELL QUALIFIED" by LA County Bar Assn.
 - dayanmathai@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC is my top priority.
 - SWIFT AND JUST punishment of the guilty when appropriate after a consideration of all of the facts and the law.
 - FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT for all within the judicial process.
  
 
Jacqueline H. Lewis
 
260,170 votes
41.42%
- Occupation: Superior Court Commissioner
 - Only candidate this election rated "EXCEPTIONALLY WELL QUALIFIED" by LA County Bar
 - Superior Court Commissioner, 2008-present
 - Superior Court Referee, 1997-2008
 - Graduate, Boalt Hall School of Law 1990
 - Graduate, Loyola Marymount University, 1986
 - California Juvenile Court Judge of the Year, 2010
 - rjmmlewis@sbcglobal.net
  
Priorities:
- To protect children and serve families
 - To protect the public
 - To allow everyone an opportunity to be heard in court
  
B. Otis Felder
 
75,038 votes
11.95%
- Occupation: Los Angeles Prosecutor
 - Court-Appointed Special Master
 - State Bar Commissioner
 - Over 20 years of legal service
 - Law Journal Editor-in-Chief
 - Staff Assistant to Al Gore
 - Alumnist, University of Michigan
 - otis4judge@gmail.com
  
Priorities:
- Ensure all are treated with equal justice under law
 - Promote justice independently and fairly
 - Protect life, liberty & pursuit of happiness
  
  
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Candidates Answer Questions 
The  League of Women Voters of Los Angeles has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
2 questions on Qualifications and Alternative Sentences for Non-Violent Offenders.
 
News and Analysis 
 
- L.A. County Bar Association 
  
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