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San Francisco County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Seat 10 Voter Information

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Gail Dekreon 75,562 votes 51.37%

  • Occupation: Trial Attorney
  • Graduated Golden Gate University Law School, 1981.
  • Admitted to the California Bar 1982.
  • Attorney in private practice for 20 years, with experience in both civil and criminal law.
  • Judge Pro-tem for 12 years, presiding over hundreds of trials.
  • Rated "WELL QUALIFIED" by the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the San Francisco Bar Association.
  • San Francisco Bar Association's "Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service" in 1992.
Priorities:
  • To be a fair and equitable Judge who can listen to all sides of an argument and help parties come to agreement.
  • To help make the courts more accessible to all people, regardless of their ability to be represented by counsel.
  • To use my skills to help San Francisco clear their costly backlog of cases.
Sean F Connolly 69,562 votes 47.29%
  • Occupation: Deputy City Attorney
  • Former SF Public Defender
  • Former General Counsel for the Police Officers' Association
  • Board Member - Court Appointed Special Advocates
  • Advisory Board Member - Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.
  • Continuing Education of the Bar - instructing attorney
  • JD from University of San Francisco
Priorities:
  • Sean F. Connolly is a seasoned litigator who has represented a spectrum of San Franciscans in a career devoted to public service.
  • Sean F. Connolly has handled criminal cases from petty thefts to three-strikes to homicides.
  • As a civil litigator, he has handled cases ranging from personal injury to wrongful deaths to federal civil rights litigation.

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