Candidates
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Margaret Johnson
127,344 votes
48.4%
- Occupation: Superior Court Commissioner
- Five years experience on the bench as a Superior Court COmmissioner
- Fifteen years as a private attorney
- Two years as a law clerk with the Nevada Supreme Court
- J.D. from the University of San Francisco
- B.Sc. from the University of London
Priorities:
- Improve public access to the courts, including increased hours of service.
- Better use of advanced communications technology by the courts.
- Improved cooperation between the divisions of the court
William G. "Bill" Priest
91,344 votes
34.7%
- Occupation: Attorney/Legal Educator
- Bar President (Santa Clara County, 1999)
- San Jose Ethics Board - 4 years
- San Jose Civil Service Commission - 12 years
- Judge Pro Tem, Santa Clara County, 24 years
- Justice Court Judge, Idaho - 3 years
- Naval Officer (Retired Reserve Captain)
Priorities:
- Tough on crime!
- Protection of the public - the Court's Top Priority
- Bring breadth and depth of experience to our Court
Blaine L. Fields
44,505 votes
16.9%
- Occupation: Trial Attorney
- Twenty-four (24) years experience as a litigation attorney with published appellate opinions
- Degrees in Aerospace Engineering (Bachelor of Science, Cal Poly) and Law (Juris Doctor, Santa Clara University)
- "High-Tech" litigation practice relevant to Silicon Valley including trade secret, electronic device quality and intellectual property disputes
- General Counsel experience in a publicly traded electronics corporation
- Broad legal knowledge of many disciplines including real property, corporate, employment (public and private), and security matters
- Dedicated to the law; I have no political obligations or entanglements
Priorities:
- Making serious progress in upgrading the court's computer systems to reduce juror inconvenience and the cost of litigation
- Assuring the retention of capable and productive jurists through a reduction of caseloads and realistic increases in compensation
- Responding timely to create new judicial positions when needed or fill existing but vacated seats to ensure the efficient administration of justice
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