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San Francisco County, CA June 6, 2006 Election
Superior Court Judge; County of San Francisco; Seat 8 Voter Information

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Lillian K. Sing Click here for more information about this candidate 79,953 votes 68.28%

  • Occupation: Judge
  • 22 years judicial experience
  • San Francisco Municipal Court (former Presiding Judge); Superior Court; Appellate Division, Superior Court; California Supreme Court (on assignment)
  • MA Degree in Social Work, Columbia University
  • Graduate, Hastings College of the Law
  • Founder, San Francisco Drug Court, which has turned around the lives of hundreds of first-time nonviolent drug offenders
  • Faculty Judge, California Center for Judicial Education; Faculty Judge, National Judges' College
Priorities:
  • Expand accessibility of Courts to litigants representing themselves; implement early resolution & mediation of cases
  • Demystify Courts by holding Access to Justice information meetings in the neighborhoods
  • Upgrade electronic filing system to ease the paperwork burden in both Civil and Criminal Courts
Eric M. Safire Click here for more information about this candidate 36,637 votes 31.29%
  • Occupation: Lawyer
  • BA-Temple University (cum laude) 1975
  • JD-Golden Gate University Law School 1978
  • Alaska Public Defender 1978-81
  • Private Practice in San Francisco 1982-present
  • SF Elections Commission 2004-2006
  • Board Of Trustees- Congregation Sherith Israel
Priorities:
  • To administer fair and functional justice
  • To oversee a court room where litigants are treated with respect & dignity
  • stem the tide of processing justice and bring back the notion that the Courts exist for the benefit of the litigants

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