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State of California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma Counties) November 3, 1998 General

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 1 Division 4

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Timothy A. Reardon 720,461 votes 76.0%

  • Occupation: Associate Justice,since 1990 (elected 1994)
  • Judge, San Francisco Superior Court, 1985-1990 (elected 1986)
  • Judge, San Francisco Municipal Court, 1983-1985
  • Senior Assistant Attorney General, California Department of Justice
  • Special Assistant United States Attorney for Northern Disctrict of California
  • Deputy District Attorney for Alameda County
  • Education, J.D. Hastings College of the Law; B.A. University of Notre Dame
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  • Carefully review the record on appeal and the arguments of the parties.
  • Apply the law as set forth by the Constitution,legislative enactments,initiative measures adopted by the electorate and binding case precedent.
  • Provide concise, timely and clear decisions.
Daniel M. "Mike" Hanlon 710,748 votes 75.4%
  • Occupation: Presiding Justice
William R. McGuiness 706,769 votes 75.4%
  • Occupation: Associate Justice,Court of Appeal, First Appellate District
  • Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court (1986 to 1997) (elected 1988,1994)
  • Presiding Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court (1994,1995)
  • Deputy Associate and Associate Deputy United States Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C.(1983 to 1986)
  • Counsel to the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime, Washington D.C. (1982)
  • Senior Deputy District Attorney and Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney's Office (1973 to 1983)
Priorities:
  • Carefully review the record on appeal and the arguments of the parties.
  • Apply the law as set forth by the Constitution,legislative enactments,initiative measures adopted by the electorate and binding case precedent.
  • Provide concise, timely and clear decisions.

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