Candidates
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David Matthew Krashna
185587 votes
50.8%
- Occupation: Superior Court Commissioner for Alameda County
- Graduated from UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1974.
- Student Body President, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana.
- Practicing attorney for 17 years, Court Commissioner for the past 8 years overseeing traffic, criminal and civil cases.
- A "Judicial Standout" - Alameda County attorneys named Krashna a "Judicial Standout."
- Trains judges in California and at the National Judicial College and coaches young people with the YMCA and the Police Activities League.
- Endorsed by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Sheriff Charles Plummer, Mayor Jerry Brown, State Senator Don Perata, and numerous superior court judges.
Priorities:
- To promote judicial outreach in the community that courts serve, such as in schools and senior citizen centers.
- Initiate a rehabilitative program for entry level offenders.
- Provide leadership during court unification.
Mark A Kliszewski
179372 votes
49.1%
- Occupation: Superior Court Commissioner
- Juvenile Court Commissioner for ten years
- Lecturer and teacher on Juvenile Law
- Boy Scout Service to Youth Award Winner
- Santa Clara & Cal-Hastings Law Grad
- Football, basketball & baseball coach
- Named City Volunteer of the Year
Priorities:
- Make courts more user-friendly by reaching out to communities
- Help reform everyone's jury duty requirement
- Encourage change in the cost and speed of getting heard in court.
Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official.
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Events
- Candidates' Forum
Friday, October 20, 8 PM
City Hall, Oakland, Hearing Room 1
Sponsored by the Leagues of Women Voters of Oakland and Piedmont
Voters are invited to attend, submit questions for the candidates
Broadcast live on KTOP, Cable Channel 10; rebroadcast before the November election. Click here for KTOP schedule: http://oaklandnet.com/community/ktop2.html
News and Analysis
The Oakland Tribune
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