Anybody got any insights on these judges?

[chaska]

I'm new to California. I've studied up and gotten a pretty good handle of how I'm voting in all other areas but the Judicial races. How the heck do you pick when you don't know these people from Adam Cartwright?

[Amigust]

1. I googled each judicial name so I could vote,

but I didn't find any good one-stop judicial information sites while I was doing it. If you find any, I hope you will post here. I'll check back from time to time.

[bemildred]

2. I generally vote against prosecutors and against incumbents.

Google can be helpful too.

[mitchtv]

3. like wise. They make no attempt to get my vote

so, I vote no or withold my vote. depending on my choice available. The choice in Riverside co. is bad and worse, so...

[Amigust]

5. I try to find out their party affiliation first.

I think there are entirely too many Republicans in public office, and Republican judges are no exception. Now is the time to start clipping their wings way back, because their party has been very, very naughty.

Withholding your vote only allows others to decide without you. Maybe your local Democratic office can help you with the necessary information on the judges.

[chaska]

4. ESCOBEDO vs campbell. Found this:

Escobedo is endorsed by Dems.

http://www.escobedoforjudge.com/endorsement.html

[chaska]

6. JOHN C GUTIERREZ vs laura priver. Found this:

Priver is endorsed by the REPUBLICAN PARTY. http://laurap4judge.com/endorsements.htm

[chaska]

10. Just found a GOP voter guide...

they are endorsing Gutierrez. But the Priver site says that she is endorsed by the GOP. You're on your own with this one.

[chaska]

7. DANIEL ZEKE ZEIDLER vs david lopez. Found this:

Zeidler is endorsed by the Dem party, Sierra Club and a couple of gay friendly orgs.

http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/03/02/ca/la/vote/zeidler_d/endorse.html

[chaska]

11. Just found a GOP voter guide...

GOP endorsing Zeidler. His website has a lot of good left endorsers. Judge for yourselves. I don't know.

[chaska]

8. DONNA GROMAN vs judy levey meyer. Found this:

DONNA GROMAN has lots of good Dem endorsements. http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/03/02/ca/la/vote/groman_d/endorse.html
Meyer has a lot of pug endorsements.

[chaska]

9. LORI JONES vs gus gomez. Found this:

READ THIS LINKED PAGE. It is an additional source of info on all the candidates I've researched. Some of these picks differ from mine above.

Jones has the Dem endorsements. http://www.metnews.com/articles/2004/editorial101404.htm

[noamnety]

12. Jones vs. gomez?

Any insight as to why laweekly picked gomez?
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/48/news-endorsements.php