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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
Smart Voter William R. McGuiness

Candidate for
California State Court of Appeal; District 1; Division 3

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Presiding Justice
  • 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)
Top Priorities if Elected
  • 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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