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Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Diane Ritchie, Esq.

Candidate for
Judge - Superior Court; County of Santa Clara; Office 8

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Endorsements

"Ritchie has . . . worked as a mediator and has broad experience in civil as well as criminal cases. . . Vote Diane Ritchie for Santa Clara County Superior Court." Morgan Hill Times

"Diane is smart and hardworking. She is dedicated to helping people, and will make a fine judge." Judge Robert Foley, Santa Clara County Superior Court (ret.)

"Diane has the civil and criminal experience the Santa Clara County Superior Court needs in a judge." Judge LaDoris Cordell, Santa Clara County Superior Court (ret.)

"Diane has proven ability to bring people together, listen, understand all sides, resolve conflicts, and reach fair and just resolutions." Sally Lieber, Assembly Speaker Pro Tem.

"Diane's integrity and fairness will guide her decisions on the bench." Dolly Sandoval, Mayor of Cupertino.

"Diane has the knowledge, dedication, and compassion to be an excellent judge." Paul Fong, Trustee Foothill-DeAnza CCD.

Judges:
Judge LaDoris Cordell, Santa Clara County Superior Court (ret.)
Judge Robert Foley, Santa Clara County Superior Court (ret.)
Adoralida (Dora) Padilla, Workers' Compensation Judge

Newspapers:
Morgan Hill Times

Public Officials:
Dan McCorquodale, Former State Senator
Anna M Caballero, Assemblymember 28th Assembly District
Sally Lieber, Assemblymember 22nd Assembly District
Pete McHugh, Supervisor SCC Board of Supervisors
Blanca Alvarado, Supervisor SCC Board of Supervisors
Dolly Sandoval, Mayor of Cupertino
Manuel Valerio, Former Mayor of Sunnyvale
Peter Drekmeier, Vice Mayor of Palo Alto
Melinda Hamilton, Vice Mayor of Sunnyvale
Evan Low, Campbell City Council
Cat Tucker, Gilroy City Council
Jamie McLeod Santa Clara City Council
Forrest Williams, San Jose City Council
Gilbert Wong, Cupertino City Council
Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor
David Ginsborg, Deputy to the Assessor
Tony Estremera, Director SC Valley Water District 2
Richard Santos, Director SC Valley Water District 3
Larry Wilson, Director SC Valley Water District 4

School Boards:
Frank Biehl, Trustee Eastside Union High School District
David Cohen, Board of Trustees Berryessa Union School District
Bill Folk, Trustee Milpitas Unified School District
Paul Fong, Trustee Foothill/DeAnza Community College
Laura Casas Frier, Trustee Foothill/DeAnza Community College
J. Manuel Herrera, Trustee Eastside Union High School District
Carmen Montano, Trustee Milpitas Unified School District
Kathleen Sullivan, Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee

Dr. Kulwant (Kalvin) Gill, San Jose Human Rights Commission
Richard Hobbs, Candidate for SCC Bd of Supervisors
Rose Hererra, Candidate for San Jose City Council

Law Enforcement:
Latino Peace Officers Association
Bobby Lopez SJPD
Sgt. Joe Lopez SCC Sheriff- past member Exec Bd Nat'l Latino POA
Joe Nunes Lieutenant SJPD (ret.)
David Drury Police Officer (ret.)
Melissa Centeno Police Detective
Kevin Ferreira Police Officer
Chris Haddad Special United States Marshal

Organizations:
BAYMEC
La Raza Roundtable
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyer Association
South Bay Labor Council

Unions:
CSEA Chapter 69 Gilroy
CSEA Chapter 96 Foothill/DeAnza Skilled Trades and Crafts
CSEA Chapter 350 Santa Clara School District
East Side Teachers Association
Operating Engineers Local 3
SEIU 521 (representing Court Employees)

Attorneys:
Lisa Aguiar, Employment Law
Christine Beraldo, Criminal Law
Michael Bewley, Employment Law
Victoria Booke, Employment Law
Constance Carpenter, Family Law
David Chun, Employment Law
Sandra Cohen, Employment Law
David Duperrault, Business/ Real Property Law
Gerald Emanuel, Personal Injury
Tony Estremera, Legal Aid
Martin Fenster, Tax Law
Gordon Finwall, Personal Injury
Jaime Gallardo, Legal Aid
Robert Greeley, Employment Law
Mandy Hawes, Toxics
Esau Herrera, Criminal Law
John McBride, Employment Law
Albie Jachimowicz, Criminal Law
Jonathan Jackel, Employment Law
Jim Jeffers, Workers Compensation Law
Robert Nuddleman, Employment Law
Jeff Park, Employment Law
Theresa Pfeiffer, Employment Law
Anne Rosenzweig, Wage and Hour Law
Nora Rousso, Employment Law
Shannon Stein, Chair of the Family Law section of the SCC Bar
Lynne Stephenson, Family Law
Ted Smith, Toxics
Sonja Woodward, Labor Law
Andrew Wu, Immigration Law

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