League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Steven P. Schreiner Answers Questions Candidate for Judge of the Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 87

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Questions & Answers

1. What specific personal qualities make you especially qualified to be a judge?

I have been an LADA for 27 years. I have prosecuted over 200 felony trials, 75 of these were homicides. I am hard working, efficient and decisive. These qualities, combined with my vast trial experience make me uniquely able to perform the duties of a Superior Court Judge.

2. Do you favor alternative sentences for non-violent offenders in view of the current prisoner overcrowding problems, and if so, what options should be available?

County jail or probationary sentences should be available for non-violent drug or theft offenses. The most dangerous or violent offenders should always be sentenced to State Prison. I would be in favor of sentencing defendants to state prison in some cases, but suspending the prison sentence, placing the defendant on probation but sending them directly to State Prison when and if they violated their probation.

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