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Los Angeles County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Janis Levart Barquist

Candidate for
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 144

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Media Outlets

  • Long Beach Press-Telegram
  • Pasadena Star-News
  • San Gabriel Valley News Tribune
  • Whittier Daily News

Law Enforcement Officials and Organizations
  • Hon. Lee Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff
  • William R. Bamattre, Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department *
  • Ronald Bergmann, LAPD Deputy Chief * (ret.)
  • Hon. Rocky Delgadillo, Los Angeles City Attorney
  • Hon. Andrew P. Fox, Mayor Pro Tem, Thousand Oaks; Deputy Chief, L.A. Fire Dept. *
  • Allen N. Norman, LAFD Battalion Chief *
  • Hon. Bernard C. Parks, former Los Angeles Police Chief, Los Angeles City Councilman
  • Robert C. Willcox, LAFD Battalion Chief *
  • Craig A. Yoder, Battalion Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department *
  • David Yamahata, Battalion Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department *
  • Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Officers' Association
  • Los Angeles Port Police Association

Elected Officials
  • Hon. Diane E. Watson, Member of Congress

  • Hon. Julia Brownley, Nominee, CA State Assembly; President, Santa Monica-Malibu School Bd.
  • Hon. Gilbert Cedillo, California State Senate
  • Hon. Ed Chavez, California State Assembly
  • Hon. John Chiang, Chairman, California Board of Equalization
  • Hon. Judy Chu, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Mike Eng, Nominee, California State Assembly; Councilmember, Monterey Park
  • Hon. Michael Feuer, Nominee, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Jackie Goldberg, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Betty Karnette, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Paul Koretz, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Lloyd Levine, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Alan Lowenthal, California State Senate
  • Hon. Fran Pavley, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Jack Scott, California State Senate
  • Hon. Tom Umberg, California State Assembly
  • Hon. Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor

  • Hon. Jim Aldinger, City Councilman, Manhattan Beach
  • Hon. Adele Andrade-Stadler, Member, Alhambra Board of Education
  • Hon. Mario E. Beltran, Councilmember, City of Bell Gardens
  • Hon. Richard Bloom, City Councilman, Santa Monica
  • Hon. Bill Bogaard, Mayor, Pasadena
  • Hon. Mark Bowen, Trustee, Long Beach Community College
  • Hon. Linda J. Briskman, City Councilwoman, Beverly Hills
  • Hon. Barry Brucker, City Councilman, Beverly Hills
  • Hon. Mary Cammarano, Mayor and City Councilmember, San Gabriel (ret.)
  • Hon. Pablo H. Catano, Mayor Pro Tem, Hawthorne
  • Hon. Carl Clark, President, Redondo Beach Board of Education*
  • Hon. Jim Dear, Mayor, City of Carson
  • Hon. Jimmy Delshad, Vice Mayor, Beverly Hills
  • Hon. Frank Fenton, City Councilman, Beverly Hills
  • Hon. Mona Field, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees
  • Hon. Andrew P. Fox, Mayor Pro Tem, Thousand Oaks; Deputy Chief, L.A. Fire Dept. *
  • Hon. Ruth Galanter, City Councilwoman, Los Angeles (ret.)
  • Hon. Robert L. Gin, President, Alhambra Board of Education
  • Hon. Victor M. Gordo, City Councilmember, Pasadena
  • Hon. Nancy Greenstein, Chair, Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
  • Hon. Janice Hahn, City Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Hon. Chris Holden, City Councilmember, Pasadena
  • Hon. Ken Kearsley, Mayor, Malibu
  • Hon. Val Lerch, City Councilmember, Long Beach
  • Hon. Todd Loewenstein, Redondo Beach Board of Education
  • Hon. Bonnie Lowenthal, Vice Mayor, Long Beach
  • Hon. Jesse Luera, Mayor, Norwalk
  • Hon. Kevin McKeown, City Councilman, Santa Monica
  • Hon. Tony Mendoza, City Councilman, Artesia
  • Hon. Barbara A. Messina, Member, Alhambra Bd. of Education, Alhambra City Councilmember (ret.)
  • Hon. Joseph Mosca, City Councilman, Sierra Madre
  • Hon. Bernard C. Parks, City Councilman, Los Angeles; former Los Angeles Police Chief
  • Hon. Anthony Portantino, City Councilman, La Canada Flintridge; nominee, CA State Assembly
  • Hon. Jeffrey Prang, Councilmember, City of West Hollywood
  • Hon. Marsha Ramos, Vice Mayor, Burbank
  • Hon. Ralph D. Rodriguez, Councilmember, City of La Palma
  • Hon. Bill Rosendahl, City Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Hon. Elliott Rothman, Vice Mayor, Pomona
  • Hon. Julie Ruiz-Raber, Mayor Pro Tem, Carson
  • Hon. Gerrie Schipske, City Councilmember, Long Beach
  • Hon. Rick Tuttle, Los Angeles City Controller (ret.)
  • Hon. Tonia Reyes Uranga, City Councilmember, Long Beach
  • Hon. Albert Vera, Mayor, Culver City
  • Hon. Stephen P. Webb, Mayor, Beverly Hills
  • Hon. Herb Wesson, City Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Hon. Harold Williams, Councilmember, City of Carson
  • Hon. Edward H.J. Wilson, Councilman, City of Signal Hill

Community Organizations
  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party (unanimous and exclusive endorsement)
  • Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (exclusive endorsement)
  • National Women's Political Caucus, Los Angeles County

  • Alhambra Democratic Club
  • Beach Cities Democratic Club
  • Bonita Democratic Council
  • Building and Construction Trades Council of Los Angeles and Orange Counties
  • Communication Workers of America, Local 9000
  • Communication Workers of America, Southern California Council
  • Culver City Democratic Club
  • Democratic Club of the Pasadena Foothills
  • Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
  • Foothill Community Democratic Club
  • Gardena Valley Democratic Club
  • Glendale Democratic Club
  • Hollywood-Highland Democratic Club
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  • IBEW Local 11
  • ILWU Southern California District Council
  • Ironworkers Local 433
  • Lancaster + High Desert Democratic Club
  • Lawndale Democratic Club
  • Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Officers' Association
  • Malibu Democratic Club
  • Mark Twain Democratic Club
  • Monterey Park Democratic Club
  • New Frontier Democratic Club
  • Northeast Democratic Club
  • Progressive Democratic Club
  • RFK Democratic Club
  • San Fernando Valley/Northeast Los Angeles NOW PAC
  • Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • SEIU Local 347
  • SEIU Local 535
  • SEIU Local 660
  • Sherman Oaks Democratic Club
  • Southern California Americans for Democratic Action
  • Stonewall Democratic Club
  • Teamsters Joint Council 42
  • Torrance Democratic Club
  • United Auto Workers, Local 148
  • United Democrats of the San Gabriel Valley
  • United Steelworkers, Local 675
  • West Hollywood Democratic Club

Judicial Officers
  • Hon. Armand Arabian, Associate Justice California Supreme Court (ret.)
  • Hon. Aviva K. Bobb, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Leslie E. Brown, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Lawrence Crispo, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge (ret.)
  • Hon. Ralph M. Erickson, Federal Administrative Law Judge, (ret.)
  • Hon. Mildred Escobedo, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Haley J. Fromholz, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Harvey Giss, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Donna Groman, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Marlene Kristovich, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Susan Lopez-Giss, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge-Elect
  • Hon. Michael D. Marcus, Judge of the State Bar Court (ret.)
  • Hon. Steff Padilla, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner
  • Hon. Michael Pastor, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Dennis Perluss, Presiding Justice, Division 7, California Court of Appeals
  • Hon. Bobbi Tillmon, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner
  • Hon. D. Zeke Zeidler, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
  • Hon. Laurie Zelon, Justice, California Court of Appeals

Civic and Legal Community Leaders
  • Richard Alfred, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
  • Stephen Beecher, former candidate, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Seat #144
  • Paula Bennett, of counsel, Schneider & Wallace*
  • James P. Bennett, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Ivy Kagan Bierman, Partner, Loeb & Loeb*
  • Sue Brucker, community and education activist
  • Chris Burdick, mediator/arbitrator
  • Michèle Corash, former General Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • Raymond L. Cordova, Chair, South County Labor, AFL-CIO
  • John A. Edmond, Guerrieri, Edmond, Clayman & Bartos, P.C.
  • Julie M. Edmond, Covington & Burling *
  • Henry M. Fields, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Leora Freedman, Partner, Shapiro, Rodarte & Freedman LLP *
  • Hector G. Gallegos, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Lawrence J. Gartner, Baker Hostetler*
  • Lynn S. Goldsmith, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
  • Randolph M. Hammock, former candidate, L.A. Superior Court Judge, seat #144
  • Douglas L. Hendricks, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Zna Portlock Houston, Assistant City Attorney, City of Los Angeles*
  • Robert F. Hunt, General Counsel, SEIU Local 347
  • Michael I. Katz, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Sean F. Kneafsey, Cathcart, Collins & Kneafsey LLP
  • Andrew Lachman, Corresponding Secretary, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
  • Robert H. Loeffler, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Cecil Marr, Senior Asst. City Attorney, City of Los Angeles *
  • Harold McElhinny, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Joe Mendez, Community Activist
  • Patricia Phillips, Past President, Los Angeles County Bar Association; Former Member, State Bar Board of Governors
  • Max Olson, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Anthony Press, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Adrian M. Pruetz, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP
  • Anthony M. Radice, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Keith Rohman, Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission *
  • Hugo Rossitter, Deputy City Attorney, City of Los Angeles *
  • Chris Shabel, President, Hollywood Vine Association
  • Howard B. Soloway, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Robert S. Stern, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP *
  • Vivienne Swanigan-Crenshaw, Deputy City Attorney*
  • Kimberly M. Talley, Baker Hostetler
  • Earl E. Thomas, Sr. Asst. City Attorney; Deputy Chief, Criminal and Special Litigation Branch *
  • Kim Rogers Westhoff, Deputy City Attorney*

(*Endorsing in private capacity)

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