California State Court of Appeal; District 1; Division 5 Election Information November 7, 2006 Election

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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 7, 2006 Election

California State Court of Appeal; District 1; Division 5 Voter Information

12 Year Term.

Established by a constitutional amendment in 1904, the Courts of Appeal are California's intermediate courts of review. California has six appellate districts, each with at least one division. The six appellate districts are composed of 19 divisions and 105 justices.

Each division has one Presiding Justice and two or more associate justices, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The appointments are confirmed by the public at the next general election; justices also come before voters at the end of their 12-year terms. Vote "Yes" to confirm each of the following justices; vote "No" to oppose confirmation.

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Results as of Nov 14 5:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (4807/4807)

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Barbara Jones
680,320 / 79.8% Yes votes ...... 172,538 / 20.2% No votes

Occupation: Presiding Justice

Associate Justice, 1996-1998; Presiding Justice, 1998-present

Civil and Criminal Trial Judge, San Francisco Superior Court, 1992-1996

Private law practice in Northern California for over 16 years

J.D. University of San Francisco - 1974

A.B. Duke University - 1965

Former elementary school teacher and editor of social studies textbooks

Priorities:

To decide cases fairly without bias, according to controlling law
To promote equal access to the courts by all
To treat all persons in our courts with courtesy and respect

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