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Derek Johnson
 
168,302 votes
60.4%
- Occupation: Judge of the Superior Court (14 years)
 - Presided over more than 400 trials and hearings
 - Former Deputy District Attorney & Civil Litigator (21 years)
 - Santa Clara University- Bachelors Degree (1973)
 - University of San Diego School of Law (1977)
 - Rated "Well Qualified" by Orange County Bar Association
  
Priorities:
- Continue to provide fair trials to defendants and litigants, while protecting public safety, rights of victims and those of the People of California.
 - Continue to conduct the court in an ethically responsible and accountable manner.
 - Continue to promote respect for the judiciary and all participants in the judicial process.
  
Helen Hayden
 
110,244 votes
39.6%
- Occupation: Businesswoman/Corporate Attorney
 - Temporary Judge for LA Superior Court
 - Vice President, General Counsel for Financial Company
 - Boston College
 - Suffolk University Law School
  
Priorities:
- Vows to act in accordance with the understanding that Judges are public servants, paid for by the taxpayer, and accountable to the people.
 - Vows to uphold laws as written, regardless of personal beliefs
 - Vows to treat all litgants, victims, and attorneys with respect and fairness.
  
  
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