California General Election
U.S. House California District 11
U.S. House California District 12
California Governor
California Lieutenant Governor
California Attorney General
California Secretary of State
California Controller
California Treasurer
California Insurance Commissioner
California Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Supreme Court Associate Justice (Retain Groban?)
I am aware of enough California Supreme Court decisions and Justice Groban's votes to recommend that he be retained.
California Supreme Court Kelli Evans' seat
I am aware of enough California Supreme Court decisions and Justice Evans' votes to recommend that she be retained.
California State Assembly - District 14

Buffy is my Assembly member. She has been and is focused on laws addressing affordable housing, related land use reform, digital safety & privacy, social media protections, clean energy, and workers rights. In short, a diligent and productive legislator focused on Californians. She has my vote.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 1 (Retain Banke?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 1 (Retain Smiley?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 1 (Retain Wilson?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 2 (Retain DeSautels?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 2 (Retain Stewart?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 3 (Retain Petrou?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.
California Court of Appeals Associate Justice - District 1, Division 3 (Retain Rodriguez?)
I will vote Yes to elect all appellate judges on my ballot. Voters are asked whether to elect currently-serving appellate court judges because these individuals already went through a thorough vetting process before the California Governor appointed them to their courts. Candidate must submit 50-75 references who can attest to their professional ability, judicial temperament and personal character. Then a Commission contacts hundreds more, and interviews both references and candidates, before making recommendations to the Governor. (As an attorney, I have been interviewed regarding one candidate and asked to comment on many more). After being appointed, Judges must run for election, uncontested, but also unable to campaign other than to promise to impartially administer justice according to the law.
Thus, the process is designed to ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed judges. Judges should not be removed simply because some people may disagree with their decisions about what the law requires. The only good reason to remove them from office would be unethical, corrupt or incompetent conduct. To determine if that applies to a specific judges, it is possible to review the database of complaints on file with the Commission on Judicial Performance. If a judge has been disciplined, that might suggest they should be removed.
Here, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, none of the appellate judges (or the two California Supreme Court justices) have been disciplined. Therefore, I will vote to retain them.











