League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Diego County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Superior Court Judge; County of San Diego; Office 19 Voter Information Full Term. A runoff may be held on 11/4/2014 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Jun 24 9:29am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (1616/1616)

Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Michael J. Popkins 188700 votes 55.00% Occupation: Judge of the Superior Court 37 Years Experience in the exact same California State Court System where I would continue to be a Judge. Superior Court Judge for the past year handling hundreds of cases every week Successfully passed through a comprehensive vetting process at 3 levels before being appointed to the bench by the Governor Given the highest rating by the San Diego County Bar Association of WELL QUALIFIED. The only candidate for Office #19 rated WELL QUALIFIED Selected by the Supervising Judge of Vista to greet new jurors as the Vista Court Jury Orientation Speaker Priorities: Continue to protect victims rights Continue to uphold the law with fairness and impartially Continue to be a compassionate listener for both sides Paul Ware 154413 votes 45.00% Occupation: Justice Department Attorney JUDGE in USMC for 7 years presiding over more than 600 trials PROSECUTOR in USMC for 4 years prosecuting more than 200 trials COMBAT VETERAN of Desert Storm and Iraq Retired MARINE LTCOL after serving on active duty for 20 years Military Awards include Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals and the Combat Action Ribbon University of Southern California '89 (BA) and University of San Diego School of :Law '98 (JD) Priorities: To listen and remain humble allowing your voice to be heard in court To faithfully adhere to the US Constitution and protect the rights of all citizens To protect society by ensuring the law is properly applied providing justice for all concerned Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information Superior Court of California, County of San Diego News and Analysis Voice of San Diego San Diego's Post-Kreep Judicial Landscape: A Reader's Guide - 05/01/14 KCET When (and Why) We Vote for Judges - 4/23/12 How to Judge a Judge - 04/18/12 General Links Judicial Candidate Ratings from the San Diego County Bar Association National Association of Women Judges. The Informed Voter, Fair Judges Project 11/13/13 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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