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Los Angeles County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for James D. Otto

Candidate for
Judge of the Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 78

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COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS

  • Honorable Gray Davis 37th Governor of California
  • Honorable George Deukmejian 35th Governor of California
  • State Senator Alan Lowenthal
  • Honorable James K. Hahn Former Mayor City of Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles County District Steve Cooley
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
  • 54th Assembly District Member Bonnie Lowenthal
  • 42nd Assembly District Member Mike Feuer
  • Honorable Zev Yaroslavsky, Supervisor of the Third District of the County of Los Angeles
  • Honorable Supervisor Don Knabe, Supervisor of the Fourth District of County of Los Angeles
  • Honorable Michael D. Antonovich, Supervisor of the Fifth District of County of Los Angeles
  • Honorable Jim Dear, Mayor of Carson
  • Honorable Julie Ruiz-Raber, Mayor Pro-Tem of Carson
  • Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert
  • City Attorney, City of Long Beach Robert Shannon
  • City Attorney, City of Redondo Beach Michael Webb
  • Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich

ORGANIZATIONS
  • Professional Peace Officers Association
  • California Assoc. of Highway Patrolmen
  • Service Employees International Union, Local 721
  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party
  • Gardena Valley Democratic Club
  • Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley
  • Long Beach Bar Association
  • Mexican American Bar Association
  • Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
  • LA County Police Chiefs

NEWSPAPERS
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Metropolitan News Enterprise

JUSTICES OF THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

  • Justice Marvin Baxter
  • Justice Ming W. Chin

JUSTICES OF THE CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL

  • Justice Terrence L. Bruiniers
  • Justice Victoria G. Chaney
  • Justice James Gary Hastings (Retired)
  • Justice Patti J. Kitching
  • Justice Eileen Moore
  • Justice William F. Rylarsdam
  • Justice Paul A. Turner
  • Justice Charles S. Vogel (Retired)

JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
  • LASC Presiding Judge Lee Smalley Edmon
  • LASC Assistant Presiding Judge David W. Wesley
  • LASC Supervising Judge of Criminal Patricia M. Schnegg
  • LASC Supervising Judge of Civil Carolyn Kuhl
  • LASC Assistant Supervising Judge of Civil Daniel J. Buckley
  • LASC Assistant Supervising Judge of Criminal George G. Lomeli
  • LASC Supervising Judge of the SW District Mark S. Arnold
  • LASC Supervising Judge of the NW District Charlaine F. Olmedo
  • LASC Supervising Judge of the SE District Raul A. Shagun
  • LASC Supervising Judge of the NE District Mary Thornton House
  • LASC Supervising Judge of the North District Thomas R. White
  • LASC Supervising Judge of the West District Joseph S. Biderman
  • LASC Supervising Judge of Probate Mitchell L. Beckloff
  • LASC Supervising Judge of Family Law Scott M. Gordon
  • LASC Presiding Judge of Juvenile Michael Nash

  • Judge Ron Albers
  • Judge Deborah Andrews
  • Judge Bradford Andrews (Retired)
  • Judge Akemi Denise Arakaki
  • Judge Monica Bachner
  • Judge Paul A. Baciglupo
  • Judge Antonio Barreto, Jr.
  • Judge Candace J. Beason
  • Judge Teresa A. Beaudet
  • Commissioner Lori R. Behar
  • Judge Helen Bendix
  • Judge Elihu M. Berle
  • Commissioner Steven L. Berman
  • Judge James N. Bianco
  • Judge Lauren Weis Birnstein
  • Judge Steven D. Blades
  • Judge Kathleen Blanchard
  • Judge James Brandlin
  • Judge Joseph A. Brandolino
  • Judge Kevin C. Brazile
  • Judge Suzanne G. Bruguera
  • Judge Susan Bryant-Deason
  • Judge Michael D. Carter
  • Judge James C. Chalfant
  • Judge Victor E. Chavez
  • Judge Suzette Clover
  • Judge Lisa Hart Cole
  • Judge Jacqueline Connor (Retired)
  • Judge Michael A. Cowell
  • Judge Deborah Chuang
  • Judge Carlos Chung
  • Judge Lisa Chung
  • Judge Ronald S. Cohen
  • Judge Lisa Hart Cole
  • Judge Joan Compart-Cassani
  • Judge Lawrence W. Crispo (Retired)
  • Judge David S. Cunningham
  • Judge J. Stephen Czuleger
  • Judge James R. Dabney
  • Judge Ralph W. Dau
  • Judge Kathleen O. Diesman
  • Judge John P. Doyle
  • Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis
  • Judge James R. Dunn
  • Judge Kim G. Dunning
  • Judge E. Di Loreto
  • Judge Robert A. Dukes
  • Judge Anita H. Dymant
  • Judge Anne H. Egerton
  • Judge Emilie H. Elias
  • Judge Laura C. Ellison
  • Judge Peter P. Espinosa
  • Judge Christopher G. Estes
  • Judge Christine Ewell
  • Judge Gary Ferrari
  • Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer
  • Judge Elizabeth R. Feffer
  • Judge Edward A. Ferns
  • Judge Larry Paul Fidler
  • Judge Kevin D. Filer
  • Judge Kenneth R. Freedman
  • Commissioner Alan H. Friedenthal
  • Judge Richard L. Fruin, Jr.
  • Judge Tia Fisher
  • Judge Elden S. Fox
  • Judge Michele Flurer
  • Judge Janet Frargie
  • Judge Kenneth R. Freeman
  • Judge Holly J. Fugie
  • Judge Fred Fujioka
  • Judge David B. Gelfound
  • Judge Harvey Giss
  • Judge Reva G. Goetz
  • Judge Arnold H. Gold, (Retired)
  • Judge Hank M. Goldberg
  • Judge Donna Goldstein
  • Judge Norman Gordon (Retired)
  • Judge Richard M. Goul
  • Judge Dianna J. Gould Saltman
  • Judge Donna Groman
  • Commissioner Douglas M. Haigh
  • Judge Henry J. Hall
  • Judge Tamara E. Hall
  • Judge Howard Halm
  • Judge James K. Hahn
  • Judge Randolph M. Hammock
  • Judge Margaret Hay, (Retired)
  • Judge Rex Heeseman
  • Judge Patrick Hegarty
  • Judge Margaret Henry
  • Judge Martin L. Herscovitz
  • Judge William F. Highberger
  • Judge Christina L. Hill
  • Judge Ernest M. Hiroshige
  • Judge Brian M. Hoffstadt
  • Judge Ralph C. Hofer
  • Judge Amy D. Hogue
  • Judge Allan B. Honeycutt
  • Judge David Horwitz, (Retired)
  • Judge John H. Ing
  • Judge Lance A. Ito
  • Judge Authur H. Jean
  • Judge Samantha P. Jessner
  • Judge Barbara R. Johnson
  • Judge Jane L. Johnson
  • Judge Michael M. Johnson
  • Judge Ann I Jones
  • Judge James A. Kaddo
  • Judge Upinder S. Kalra
  • Judge Curtis E. Karnow
  • Judge Andrew C. Kaufman
  • Judge Holly E. Kendig
  • Judge Kathleen A. Kennedy
  • Judge Karla Kerlin
  • Judge Mark C. Kim
  • Judge Richard Kirschner
  • Judge Steven J. Kleifield
  • Judge Cliff L. Klein
  • Judge Ross M. Klein
  • Judge Wendy L. Kohn
  • Judge John Kralik
  • Judge Sanjay T. Kumar
  • Judge Russell Steven Kussman
  • Judge Ruth Ann Kwan
  • Judge Owen Lee Kwong
  • Judge Laura L. Laesecke
  • Judge Bernie LaForteza
  • Judge Lewis A. Lavin
  • Judge John C. Lawson II
  • Judge Laura L. Laesecke
  • Judge Linda K. Lefkowitz
  • Judge Lisa B. Lench
  • Judge Jan G. Levine
  • Judge Arthur M. Lew
  • Judge Elizabeth A. Lippitt
  • Judge George G. Lomeli
  • Judge Susan L. Lopez-Giss
  • Judge Daniel J. Lowenthal
  • Judge Lyle MacKenzie
  • Judge Malcolm h. Mackey
  • Judge William A. Mac Laughlin
  • Judge Patrick T. Madden
  • Judge Katherine Mader
  • Judge Marc Marmara
  • Judge Lia Martin
  • Judge Stephen A. Marcus
  • Judge Victor David Martinez
  • Judge Laura A. Matz
  • Judge Charles W. "Tim" McCoy
  • Judge Denise McLaughlin-Bennett
  • Commissioner Robert A. McSorley
  • Judge John Meigs
  • Judge Hilleri G. Merritt
  • Judge Judith Levey Meyer
  • Judge Patrick T. Meyers
  • Judge Rita Miller
  • Judge David S. Milton
  • Judge David L Minning
  • Judge R. Bruce Minto
  • Judge Peter J. Mirich
  • Judge Daviann Mitchell
  • Judge Anthoney J. Mohr
  • Judge Stephen M. Moloney
  • Judge Mary Ann Murphy
  • Judge Richard E. Naranjo
  • Judge Maren E. Nelson
  • Judge Nancy Newman
  • Judge Karen J. Nudell
  • Judge Gregory O'Brien, Jr. (Retired)
  • Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo
  • Judge Reid O'Connell
  • Judge Joanne B. O'Donnell
  • Judge Sam Ohta
  • Judge Dan Thomas Oki
  • Judge Tomson Ong
  • Judge Ralph Ongkeko
  • Judge Benny Osorio
  • Judge Charles F. Palmer
  • Judge Robert W. Parkin, (Retired)
  • Judge Michael E. Pastor
  • Judge Roy Paul
  • Judge James B. Pierce
  • Judge Burt Pines (Retired)
  • Judge Laura F. Priver
  • Judge Mel Red Recana
  • Judge C.H. Rehm, Jr
  • Judge Marsha N. Revel
  • Judge Dorothy B. Reyes
  • Judge Stuart M. Rice
  • Judge Richard E. Rico
  • Judge Jesse I. Rodriguez
  • Judge Richard R. Romero
  • Judge Gerald Rosenberg
  • Judge Alan S. Rosenfield
  • Judge Michelle R. Rosenblatt
  • Judge Alan S. Rosenfield
  • Judge Gilbert Rudy Ruiz, (Retired)
  • Judge Tammy Ryu
  • Judge Raul A. Sahagun
  • Judge Valerie Salkin
  • Judge Stephanie Sautner
  • Judge Robert Schuit
  • Judge Keith L. Schwartz
  • Judge Carlton Seaver
  • Judge Ramona G. See
  • Judge Norm J. Shapiro
  • Judge Charles D. Sheldon
  • Judge Michael J. Shultz
  • Judge Harvey A. Silberman
  • Judge Shari K. Silver
  • Judge Zaven V. Sinanian
  • Judge Salvatore T. Sirna
  • Commissioner John A. Slawson
  • Judge Kathryn Solorzano
  • Judge Philip L. Soto
  • Judge David Sotelo
  • Judge William N. Sterling
  • Judge Maria E. Stratton
  • Judge Mary Strobel
  • Judge Paul T. Suzuki
  • Judge Leslie A. Swain
  • Judge Gary Y. Tanaka
  • Judge Chestopher "Chet" L. Taylor
  • Judge Eric C. Taylor
  • Judge Sandra Thompson
  • Judge Bobbi Tillmon
  • Judge Rolf M. Treu
  • Judge Michael Tynan
  • Judge A. Vander Lans
  • Judge Steven R. Van Sicklen
  • Judge Emily E. Vasquez
  • Judge Carlos E. Velarde (Retired)
  • Judge Yvette Verastegui
  • Judge Michael Vicencia
  • Judge Mary Lou Villar De Longoriia
  • Judge Allen J. Webster Jr.
  • Judge Elia Weinbach
  • Judge Diana M. Wheatly
  • Judge Elizabeth A. White
  • Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr.
  • Judge Robert E. Willett
  • Judge Mark E. Windham
  • Judge Victor L. Wright
  • Judge Brian Yep
  • Judge Hayden Zacky
  • Judge Daniel Zeke Zeidler

INDIVIDUALS

  • Tom Girardi, Esq.(Past President of L. A. Consumer Attorneys)
  • Sheldon Sloan, Esq. (Past CA State and LACBA President)
  • Karen Nobumoto, Esq. (Retired Deputy District Attorney, Past Pres. Langston and CA State Bar Assoc.)
  • Richard Doyle, Esq. (Head Deputy District Attorney of South District)
  • Tom Stoplman, Esq. (Past President CA State Bar)
  • Richard Chernick, Esq. (Past President of LACBA)
  • David Haberbush, Esq.(Past President Long Beach Bar Association)
  • Henry Salcido, Esq.
  • Gene Weisberg, Esq.
  • Larry M. Arnold, Esq.
  • James Wakefield, Esq.
  • Louis Altman, Esq.
  • James P. Barber, Esq.
  • Shan Thever, Esq.
  • Douglas Otto, Esq.
  • Vern Schooley, Esq.
  • Michael Norris, Esq.
  • Donald E. Genereux
  • Eric R. Adler, Esq.
  • Zee Marzec
  • John E. Peer, Esq.
  • Andy Goetz, Esq.
  • David Daar, Esq.
  • Joel Koury, ESq.
  • Robert C. Baker, Esq.
  • Brian J. Panish, Esq.
  • Bruce McGregor, Esq.
  • Jerr Baik, Esq.
  • R. Derek Classen, Esq.
  • Kevin T. Adams
  • Lee Tsao, Esq.
  • Daniel G. Rees
  • Peter Glusac
  • Douglas C. Purdy, Esq.
  • Laura O'Leary
  • James B. Heredia
  • Brian Schroeder, Esq.
  • Charles D. Naylor, Esq.
  • John P. Blumberg, Esq.
  • Felix W. Loya, Esq.
  • Edith Matthai, Esq.
  • Cheryl Lackman Feinberg, Esq.
  • Ken Pringle, Esq.
  • Pamela A. Swindells, Esq.
  • Leonard Matsuk, Esq.
  • Peter Michel
  • Dr. David Martin
  • David G. Lewin
  • Alice Lewin
  • Paul Harrie
  • Hollie Harry
  • Michael Coy
  • Carol Coy

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