Candidate for
Superior Court Judge; County of Los Angeles; Office 29

As a practicing attorney for over 24 years, I have come into contact with many attorneys, judges, citizens, and police officers. For the past 19 years, I have been practicing law as a Deputy District Attorney. Please note the wide and varied support I have; public defenders, private attorneys, police officers, citizens, and judges who trust and support me. This is a testiment to my fairness and even-handedness. One defense attorney stated "you are a tough prosecutor, but a fair one". You will also note the large amount of police officers who also support me, both because of my fairness and dedication to uphold the law. My support from all aspects of the legal community is a testiment to my qualifications and makes me well-qualified to be a Superior Court Judge.

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS
SUPPORT GOOTMAN FOR JUDGE:

I received the Los Angeles County Bar Association's HIGHEST rating of WELL QUALIFIED. Endorsed by District Attonrey Steve Cooley; California Assembly Member Keith Richman M.D; Richard Loa Palmdale City Council person. Endorsed by the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS). Cameron Smyth Mayor Pro-Tem City of Santa Clarita;Bob Kellar Mayor City of Santa Clarita.

Endorsed by the Metropolitan News (Met News) and the South Bay Dailey Breeze; Los Angeles Times;Pasadena Star-News; San Gabriel Valley News.

Ronald Smith, retired Deputy Sheriff and Chairman City of Lancaster Planning Commision, Richard Guluzza, Deputy Public Defender; Earl Siddall, Deputy Public Defender; Donald J. Calabria, Private Attorney; Robert Nadler, Private Attorney; Linda Elford, Certified Court Reporter; Diane Harris, Secretary to Head Deputy District Attorney in Lancaster; M. David Houchin, Private Attorney; Ezeekiel P. Perlo, Private Attorney; Bernie C. LaForteza, Deputy Public Defender and Captain Judge Advocate United States Army Reserve; Dominnick F. Mills, Private Attorney; Ellery Sorkin, Private Attorney; Avrum Harris, Alternate Public Defender; Richard Loa, Alternate Public Defender and Councilperson City of Palmdale; Michael Eberhart, Private Attorney and author; Andrew R. Flier Private Attorney Flier & Flier Attorneys at Law; Professor Robin Brown; Dr.and Mrs. Stanely Martin; Dr.Andrew Cruz; Professor Cindy Cruz; Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rasnick. Matthew Sher Attorney At Law.

Deputy Ross Anderson, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Leroy Baca, Sheriff Los Angeles County; Deputy Randy Harris, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Narcotics and Gang Detail; Deputy Randall C. Prestwich, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Detective Crimes Against Persons; Deputy Russell Bailey, Sheriff's Department (Narcotics); Carl Thomas, Sheriff's Department (Narcotics); Detective Larry Barnes, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department; Deputy Ricky Stamps, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department; Deputy Dan Bumgardner, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department; Deputy John Crankovich, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department; Deputy Eileen Finklestein, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department; Detective Steve Langford, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Crimes Against Persons; Officer Chistopher Giroux, Los Angeles County Safety Police. Deputy Casey Walker Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Detective Michael Naccarato Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Richard Naranjo, Superior Court Judge; Alan Rosenfield, Superior Court Judge; Thomas White, Superior Court Judge; Steven Odgen, Superior Court Judge and Supervising Judge North District; Frank Jackson, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge and Supervising Judge Palmdale Branch; Howard Swart, Superior Court Judge (ret); Carol S. Koppel, Superior Court Judge; L. Jeffrey Wiatt, Superior Court Judge; John P. Doyle, Superior Court Judge; Lisa M. Chung Superior Court Judge.

Los Angeles Police Protective League (for Judicial appointment), The Association of Deputy District Attorneys'(for Judicial appointment), Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS).

Meredith Rust, Deputy District Attorney; Steve Cooley, District Attorney of Los Angeles County; John K. Spillane, Deputy District Attorney Director Region II; Mryon Jenkins, Deputy District Attorney (ret); David Campbell, Deputy District Attorney; Carlos Chung, Deputy District Attorney Hard Core Gang Divison; Andre Holmes, Deputy District Attorney, Assistant Head Deputy Antelope Valley Branch; John Portillo, Deputy District Attorney, Head Deputy Antelope Valley Branch; and Ruby Arias-Giroux, Deputy District Attorney, Domestic Violence Unit.