My second example of the history of obtaining a seat on the Santa Barbara Superior Court Bench. Very little seems to have to do with the public and our election process!

Posted on November 8, 2010 by magicinsantabarbara

My second example of the history of obtaining a seat on the Santa Barbara Superior Court Bench. Very little seems to have to do with the public and our election process!
Hey everybody I did not mean to leave you hanging. I have been reviewing the Superior Court history as far as electing our Santa Barbara Superior Court Judges go and I made a time line from 1998 to present off the League of Women Voters web page. We currently show 21 Superior Court Judges but the lineage as to how they have obtained there Superior court seat is very confusing. In the 2002 June primary Judge Hall for example wins her  six year terms an already seating Superior Court Judges in  offices 1,3,4,5,6 an15 go uncontested for there next six year term. So in my mind those offices and the Judge that represents them will not come up on a ballot until 2008. Any how I am just trying to make a entry point an election data history for our Superior Court Judges, we only started with 19 seats and now have 21. Names like Superior Court James Brown or Clifford Anderson never appear on any election history. They both were  appointed in 1998 same as Judge McLafferty. Now McLafferty does appear in the June o4 2004 ballot and was scheduled to be reelected this past June 2010 before his death. Now in that same June of 04 primary 5 other Superior Court Judges are extended another six years ending this next January 1 2011 but where not present during this last June 2010 primary. So what does that mean? The only test that I can come up with that may clear things up is this; which Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judges would we the voting public be able to put through a recall process and how can we be sure? Let me ask another question; of all the Judges listed from 1998 to present how many can you remember either voting for or even seeing on any election ballot? The defense rest! Yeah I am scared as hell but this is no way to live!
You might notice the stark differences between my earlier example from SBVOTE  web page and this one here, why is that? How many different ways can you you record an election? Nobody is being held accountable. An I am the first to say I am confused, the question is are you too?



http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/ca/sba/

League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

	California	November 2, 2010 Election
	Santa Barbara County Voter Information

http://www.smartvoter.org/1998nov/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
California Supreme Court

• Ronald M. George ………. 4,654,671 votes 75.5%
• Janice R. Brown ………. 4,374,827 votes 76.0%
• Ming William Chin ………. 4,202,086 votes 69.3%
• Stanley Mosk ………. 4,156,879 votes 70.6%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 1

• Vaino Spencer ………. 1,269,705 votes 78.4%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 2

• John Zebrowski ………. 1,199,352 votes 75.5%
• Morio L. Fukuto ………. 1,187,948 votes 74.9%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 3

• Walter Croskey ………. 1,218,609 votes 77.7%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 4

• Charles S. Vogel ………. 1,238,238 votes 78.7%
• Daniel A. Curry ………. 1,236,591 votes 79.1%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 5

• Orville “Jack” Armstrong ………. 1,273,390 votes 80.2%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 6

• Paul H. Coffee ………. 1,272,808 votes 80.0%
• Arthur Gilbert ………. 1,261,844 votes 79.6%

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 7

• Earl Johnson, Jr. ………. 1,253,806 votes 79.4%
• Richard C. Neal ………. 1,241,554 votes 79.2%

http://www.smartvoter.org/2000/03/07/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Judge of the Superior Court; County of Santa Barbara; Office 3

• Timothy J. Staffel ………. 67205 votes 64.66%
• Annette G. “Suzie” Sato ………. 36412 votes 35.03%

http://www.smartvoter.org/2000/11/07/ca/sba/
No results for Judicial category@ web page for the 11/2000 ballot
http://www.smartvoter.org/2002/03/05/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 2

• Brian Earl Hill ………. 27032 votes 41.39%
• Colleen Kathryn Sterne ………. 16641 votes 25.48%
• John C. Lauritsen ………. 11538 votes 17.66%
• Jean M. Dandona ………. 9990 votes 15.29%

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 7

• Diana Ruth Hall ………. 56207 votes 86.77%
• Charles St Clair Biely ………. 8402 votes 12.97%

Cancelled Contests not on the Ballot The following elected offices are not on the ballot because an insufficient number of candidates applied. All candidates that file win since they are uncontested.
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 1 (1 Elected)

• Thomas R. Adams

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 3 (1 Elected)

• Frank Joseph Ochoa, Jr.

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 4 (1 Elected)

• James B. Jennings

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5 (1 Elected)

• Harry Johnson Loberg

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 6 (1 Elected)

• Joseph Lodge

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 15 (1 Elected)
http://www.smartvoter.org/2002/11/05/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Justice; California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Kathryn M. Werdegar …. 74.1% Yes (3,625,156) …. 25.9% No (1,269,615)
• Carlos R. Moreno …. 72.6% Yes (3,552,601) …. 27.4% No (1,344,052)
• Marvin R. Baxter …. 71.5% Yes (3,381,682) …. 28.5% No (1,347,594)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Robert M. Mallano …. 73.5% Yes (948,635) …. 26.5% No (342,000)
• Miriam A. Vogel …. 72.5% Yes (928,747) …. 27.5% No (352,500)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Judith M. Ashmann …. 72.4% Yes (922,274) …. 27.6% No (351,712)
• Kathryn Doi Todd …. 71.1% Yes (908,004) …. 28.9% No (368,826)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Joan Dempsey Klein …. 73.1% Yes (944,252) …. 26.9% No (346,596)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Gary Hastings …. 69.7% Yes (878,290) …. 30.3% No (381,253)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Richard M. Mosk …. 69.3% Yes (885,277) …. 30.7% No (391,312)
• Paul A. Turner …. 70.0% Yes (879,946) …. 30.0% No (377,746)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 6 (Yes/No)

• Arthur Gilbert …. 72.9% Yes (928,292) …. 27.1% No (344,276)
• Steven Z. Perren …. 72.1% Yes (923,185) …. 27.9% No (356,959)
• Kenneth R. Yegan …. 69.5% Yes (870,961) …. 30.5% No (382,405)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 7 (Yes/No)

• Mildred L. Lillie …. 70.4% Yes (895,154) …. 29.6% No (376,561)
• Dennis M. Perluss …. 69.2% Yes (864,976) …. 30.8% No (384,851)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2 Division 8 (Yes/No)

• Candace D. Cooper …. 74.6% Yes (950,934) …. 25.4% No (322,932)
• Laurence D. Rubin …. 71.4% Yes (906,033) …. 28.6% No (363,638)
• Paul Boland …. 71.4% Yes (899,570) …. 28.6% No (360,035)

http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/03/02/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
March 2 2004 Ballot
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 6

• James F. Rigali ………. 26284 votes 31.24%
• Edward H. Bullard ………. 22277 votes 26.48%
• James M. Hall ………. 17774 votes 21.12%
• Adrian Stephen Andrade ………. 17454 votes 20.74%
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• (354 Writein Votes 0.42%)
• Cancelled Contests not on the Ballot The following elected offices are not on the ballot because an insufficient number of candidates applied. All candidates that file win since they are uncontested.

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 1 (1 Elected)

• J. William McLafferty

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 2 (1 Elected)

• Thomas P. Anderle

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 3 (1 Elected)

• Rodney S. Melville

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 4 (1 Elected)

• Denise De Bellefeuille

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5 (1 Elected)

• James F. Iwasko

Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 7 (1 Elected)

• Rogelio R. Flores

http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 6

• James F. Rigali ………. 71677 votes 50.83%
• Edward H. Bullard ………. 68815 votes 48.80%

http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/06/06/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 7

• Arthur Alvarez Garcia ………. 46646 votes 61.96%
• Kevin E. Ready ………. 28441 votes 37.78%

http://www.smartvoter.org/2006/11/07/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
California State Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Joyce L. Kennard …. 74.5% Yes (3,870,014) …. 25.5% No (1,323,418)
• Carol A. Corrigan …. 74.4% Yes (3,790,356) …. 25.6% No (1,307,174)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Robert M. Mallano …. 69.2% Yes (946,628) …. 30.8% No (422,039)
• Frances Rothschild …. 67.3% Yes (907,991) …. 32.7% No (440,787)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Victoria M. Chavez …. 73.5% Yes (1,009,198) …. 26.5% No (363,906)
• Roger W. Boren …. 70.6% Yes (943,800) …. 29.4% No (392,594)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Patti S. Kitching …. 72.4% Yes (968,052) …. 27.6% No (369,457)
• Richard D. Aldrich …. 71.6% Yes (952,506) …. 28.4% No (377,169)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Nora M. Manella …. 72.2% Yes (979,479) …. 27.8% No (377,896)
• Norman L. Epstein …. 71.1% Yes (953,107) …. 28.9% No (388,246)
• Steven Suzukawa …. 71.6% Yes (946,486) …. 28.4% No (375,318)
• Thomas L. Willhite …. 70.3% Yes (931,558) …. 29.7% No (392,957)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Sandy R. Kriegler …. 73.0% Yes (950,658) …. 27.0% No (352,287)
• Richard M. Mosk …. 66.7% Yes (875,283) …. 33.3% No (437,336)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 6 (Yes/No)

• Arthur Gilbert …. 70.5% Yes (922,473) …. 29.5% No (385,861)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 7 (Yes/No)

• Fred Woods …. 72.1% Yes (943,274) …. 27.9% No (364,495)
• Laurie D. Zelon …. 70.1% Yes (924,529) …. 29.9% No (394,646)
• Dennis M. Perluss …. 66.7% Yes (870,683) …. 33.3% No (433,826)

California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 8 (Yes/No)

• Candace D. Cooper …. 72.7% Yes (966,668) …. 27.3% No (363,240)
• Madeleine Flier …. 70.4% Yes (937,365) …. 29.6% No (393,789)

Cancelled Contests not on the Ballot

The following elected offices are not on the ballot because an insufficient number of candidates applied. All candidates that file win since they are uncontested. Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 2 (1 Elected)
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 3 (1 Elected)
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 4 (1 Elected)
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5 (1 Elected)
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 6 (1 Elected)
http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/06/03/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5
Runoff Election 11/4/2008

• John Mackinnon ………. 24496 votes 39.78%
• Jed Beebe ………. 13429 votes 21.81%
• Kevin Ready ………. 11838 votes 19.22%
• Lynn S. Cutler ………. 11447 votes 18.59%

http://www.smartvoter.org/2008/11/04/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
Superior Court Judge; County of Santa Barbara; Office 5

• Jed Beebe ………. 72144 votes 51.64%
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• John Mackinnon ………. 66960 votes 47.93%

http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/06/08/ca/sba/ballot.html
No Judicial category for June 2010 ballot on this web page.
http://www.smartvoter.org/2010/11/02/ca/sba/judicial.html
Judicial
California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

• Tani Cantil-Sakauye …. 66.9% Yes (3,854,110) …. 33.1% No (1,903,055)
• Carlos Moreno …. 67.5% Yes (3,823,209) …. 32.5% No (1,842,544)
• Ming Chin …. 65.4% Yes (3,712,908) …. 34.6% No (1,968,453)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 1 (Yes/No)

• Victoria Chaney …. 69.9% Yes (1,054,108) …. 30.1% No (453,828)
• Robert Mallano …. 67.9% Yes (1,038,481) …. 32.1% No (490,861)
• Jeffrey Johnson …. 66.5% Yes (989,020) …. 33.5% No (498,412)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 2 (Yes/No)

• Judith Ashmann …. 66.8% Yes (1,000,648) …. 33.2% No (496,393)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 3 (Yes/No)

• Walter Croskey …. 63.8% Yes (945,076) …. 36.2% No (536,019)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 4 (Yes/No)

• Steven Suzukawa …. 68.1% Yes (1,018,720) …. 31.9% No (476,513)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 5 (Yes/No)

• Orville Armstrong …. 70.9% Yes (1,057,334) …. 29.1% No (433,574)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 6 (Yes/No)

• Paul Coffee …. 70.7% Yes (1,055,682) …. 29.3% No (437,379)
• Steven Perren …. 67.3% Yes (1,008,536) …. 32.7% No (489,150)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 7 (Yes/No)

• Frank Jackson …. 69.6% Yes (1,034,132) …. 30.4% No (450,815)
• Laurie Zelon …. 66.3% Yes (988,034) …. 33.7% No (501,293)

Justice, California State Court of Appeal; District 2, Division 8 (Yes/No)

• Elizabeth Grimes …. 72.4% Yes (1,093,237) …. 27.6% No (416,681)
• Tricia Bigelow …. 70.8% Yes (1,059,856) …. 29.2% No (436,824)