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El Dorado County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Joseph Hoffman

Candidate for
Judge of the Superior Court; County of El Dorado; Office 7

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Joseph Hoffman's broad legal and judicial experience spanning 18 years has helped provide just and equitable outcomes for local individuals, families and small-businesses owners in El Dorado County.

Decisive, fair, and mindful of existing laws instead legislating from the bench, Hoffman is an El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem and noted attorney. He is also a valued Private Judge, sought by attorneys on both sides for fair and expeditious rulings in today's backlogged judicial system.

Hoffman embraces your constitutional rights, and is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment.

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

  • Judge Pro Tem for the El Dorado County Superior Court since 2001.
  • Private Judge sought by both parties' attorneys for fair and prompt decisions in today's congested judicial system.

LOCAL EXPERIENCE
  • With wife Sheri, founded a full-service law firm now seven members strong.
  • Seventeen-year practice includes family law, business litigation, business formation and succession, and real estate litigation.
  • Western slope practice with offices in Cameron Park.
  • Certified family law specialist.
  • Speaker at numerous legal forums.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
  • As a small-business owner, Hoffman values an efficient judicial process that respects peoples' time and finances, and your tax dollars.

PERSONAL
  • Married 16 years, Joe and wife Sheri have two children.
  • Coach, youth soccer and A.A.U. basketball.
  • American Leadership Forum Senior Fellow, Class XIV.
  • Rotarian.
  • Longtime El Dorado County resident.

EDUCATION
  • Juris Doctor, Golden Gate University School of Law, 1994. Graduated Dean's List.
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, U.C. Davis, 1991.

CALIFORNIA STATE BAR
  • Passed bar exam on first attempt.

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