Candidate for
Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 3

ENDORSEMENTS

The retention of Justices Kathleen Butz, Harry Hull, and George Nicholson is supported by law enforcement, community leaders, and civic groups, including:

LAW ENFORCEMENT

JOHN McGUINNESS, Sheriff, Sacramento County

CURRENT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

VERN PIERSON, El Dorado County District Attorney
CARL ADAMS, Sutter County District Attorney
LARRY ALLEN, Sierra County District Attorney
KIRK ANDRUS, Siskiyou County District Attorney
STEVE CARLTON, Shasta County District Attorney elect
GEORGE BOOTH, Mono County District Attorney
ROBERT BURNS, Lassen County District Attorney
GREGG COHEN, Tehama County District Attorney
MICHAEL B. HARPER, Trinity County District Attorney
JEFF CUNAN, Plumas County District Attorney
CLIFFORD NEWELL, Nevada County District Attorney
ROBERT HOLZAPFEL, Glenn County District Attorney
PATRICK McGRATH, Yuba County District Attorney
JOHN POYNER, Colusa County District Attorney
MICHAEL RAMSEY, Butte County District Attorney
TODD RIEBE, Amador County District Attorney
JAN SCULLY, Sacramento County District Attorney
BARBARA YOOK, Acting Calaveras County District Attorney
JAMES WILLETT, San Joaquin County District Attorney
JEFF REISIG, Yolo County District Attorney
BRAD FENOCCHIO, Placer County District Attorney

PAST AND CURRENT PUBLIC DEFENDERS

FERN LAETHEM, Executive Director, Conflict Criminal Defenders and former State Public Defender, State of California
PAULINO DURAN, Public Defender, County of Sacramento

OTHER PROMINENT LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, Shama Mesiwala, President
WOMEN LAWYERS OF SACRAMENTO, Jennifer Rouse, President
CAPITAL (Council of Asian/Pacific Islanders Together for Advocacy and Leadership), Dr. Sonney Chong, Chair, and Jerry Chong, Legal Counsel
JUDGE RENARD SHEPARD, Former President, Wiley Manuel Bar Association and co-founder, Unity Dinner
JERRY CHONG, Former President, Asian Bar Association and co-founder, Unity Dinner
GEORGE BOND, Executive Director, Central California Appellate Program

PRESIDING JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS

RICHARD K. SPECCHIO, Presiding Judge, Alpine County
STEVEN J. HOWELL, Presiding Judge, Butte County
JEFFREY A. THOMPSON, Presiding Judge, Colusa County
SUZANNE N. KINGSBURY, Presiding Judge, El Dorado County
DONALD C. BYRD, Presiding Judge, Glenn County
F. DONALD SOKOL, Presiding Judge, Lassen County
STANLEY L. ELLER, Presiding Judge, Mono County
THOMAS M. ANDERSON, Presiding Judge, Nevada County
ALAN V. PINESCHI, Presiding Judge, Placer County
IRA R. KAUFMAN, Presiding Judge, Plumas County
STEVE WHITE, Presiding Judge, Sacramento County
ROBIN APPEL, Presiding Judge, San Joaquin County
STEPHEN H. BAKER, Presiding Judge, Shasta County
WILLIAM W. PANGMAN, Presiding Judge, Sierra County
LAURA J. MASUNAGA, Presiding Judge, Siskiyou County
CHRISTOPHER R. CHANDLER, Presiding Judge, Sutter County
DAVID ROSENBERG, Presiding Judge, Yolo County
DEBRA L. GIVENS, Presiding Judge, Yuba County

LAW SCHOOL DEANS

KEVIN JOHNSON, University of California, Davis, School of Law

NEWSPAPERS

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