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California State Government November 4, 2014 Election
California Supreme Court Voter Information

Results as of Dec 14 10:50am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (24435/24435)
Candidates (Vote Yes or No for Each)
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Kathryn Mickle Werdegar Click here for more information about this candidate
3,763,889 / 72.6% Yes votes ...... 1,422,314 / 27.4% No votes

  • Occupation: Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
  • J.D., University of California Berkeley School of Law
  • Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, First District
  • Associate Professor and Academic Dean, University of San Francisco School of Law
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
  • NA
Priorities:
  • Fair Administration of Justice
  • Equal Access to Justice for all.
  • Affordable legal representation
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Click here for more information about this candidate
3,605,251 / 67.7% Yes votes ...... 1,717,099 / 32.3% No votes

  • Occupation: Stanford University Law Professor
  • Stanford University, 2001-present
  • The White House, Domestic Policy Council, 2009-2010
  • Presidential Transition, 2008-2009; Silicon Valley Task Force on Aviation Security, 2002-2003
  • Law Clerk, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2000-2001
  • Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Treasury (Enforcement), 1997-1999
  • JD, Yale Law School, 1997; PhD, Stanford, 2000; BA, Harvard, 1993
Priorities:
  • Fair and Impartial Administration of Justice
  • Access to Justice
  • Promoting Civic Education and Understanding of the Judiciary
Goodwin Liu Click here for more information about this candidate
3,582,407 / 67.1% Yes votes ...... 1,755,381 / 32.9% No votes

  • Occupation: Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
  • Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law (2003-2011)
  • Associate Dean, UC Berkeley School of Law (2008-2010)
  • Litigation Associate, O'Melveny & Myers (2001-2003)
  • Law Clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2000-2001)
  • Special Assistant to Deputy Secretary, U.S. Dept of Education (1999-2000)
  • J.D. Yale Law School (1998); B.S. Stanford University (1991)
Priorities:
  • Fair and impartial administration of justice
  • Access to justice and affordable legal representation for all
  • Diversity in the legal profession

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