California State Court of Appeal; District 6 Election Information November 7, 2006 Election

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Counties, CA

November 7, 2006 Election

California State Court of Appeal; District 6 Voter Information

12 Year Term.

Established by a constitutional amendment in 1904, the Courts of Appeal are California's intermediate courts of review. California has six appellate districts, each with at least one division. The six appellate districts are composed of 19 divisions and 105 justices.

Each division has one Presiding Justice and two or more associate justices, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The appointments are confirmed by the public at the next general election; justices also come before voters at the end of their 12-year terms. Vote "Yes" to confirm each of the following justices; vote "No" to oppose confirmation.

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Results as of Nov 14 5:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1802/1802)

Candidates (Vote Yes or No for Each)
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Wendy Clark Duffy
294,604 / 80.1% Yes votes ...... 73,141 / 19.9% No votes

Occupation: Associate Justice

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 6th Appellate District, 2005 to present

Judge of the Superior Court, Monterey County, 1999 to 2005, Assistant Presiding Judge 1999 to 2002

Judge of the Municipal Court, Monterey County, 1989 to 1999, Presiding Judge 1997 to 1998

First woman appointed to the Monterey County Superior and Municipal Courts; first woman from Monterey County appointed to the Court of Appeal

Deputy District Attorney, Monterey County, 1978 to 1989

Juris Doctor, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley, 1977; A.B. in English Literature with Distinction in General Scholarship, UC Berkeley, 1974

Priorities:

To uphold the Constitutions of the United States and California and to interpret and apply the law with fairness, independence and competence
To decide every case impartially and diligently, without bias or prejudice
To treat every individual involved in the judicial system with respect, courtesy, and patience

Nathan D. Mihara

279,205 / 76.2% Yes votes ...... 87,234 / 23.8% No votes

Occupation: Associate Justice

Current: Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 6th Appellate District - 1993-2006

Judge of the Superior Court, Santa Clara County - 1988-1993

Judge of the Municipal Court, Santa Clara County - 1985-1988

Deputy Attorney General, State Attorney General's Office, Criminal Division prosecutor - 1976-1985

Juris Doctor - Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco - 1975

B.A. Economics - University of Washington, Seattle - 1972

Priorities:

To uphold and follow the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of California.
To decide all cases fairly, objectively, and in a timely manner to serve the interests of justice for all people.
To treat all participants in our court system equally with fairness and respect.

Conrad L. Rushing

276,292 / 75.1% Yes votes ...... 91,742 / 24.9% No votes

Occupation: Presiding Justice

Occupation: Presiding Justice, '03-present

Associate Justice, '02-'03

Superior Court Judge 1978-2002; Presiding Judge 1989

Adjunct Prof. at Santa Clara University law school, '96 t0 '99

Judge of the year 1994, 1999, Santa Clara County Trial lawyers

BA San Jose State University, '60, LLB Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley

Priorities:

To abide by the Constitution of the United States and California and to justly apply the law
To decide each case objectively and fairly and to treat each party equally and with dignity and respect
To favor no one, not rich, not poor, powerful or weak

Richard J. McAdams

273,820 / 75.4% Yes votes ...... 89,524 / 24.6% No votes

Occupation: Associate Justice

Associate Justice, 2003-present

Judge, Superior and Municipal Court 1977-2003

California Judges Association, Executive Board 1989-1992; member since 1977

California Center for Judicial Education and Research, judicial educator since 1985

A.B., University of California, Berkeley, 1965; J.D., U.C. Hastings College of the Law, 1968

Priorities:

To uphold and apply the law with fairness, impartiality and independence
To assure equal access to justice for all persons
To serve the public, the judiciary and the legal profession through decisional work and educational outreach

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