Judge Voter Guide

California Judicial Candidates Voter Guide

Craig Huey — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:53:11 +0000

Your recommendations guide for the California Supreme Court,
California Court of Appeals, California Superior Courts.

Warning: Do NOT Vote for a Judicial Activist

How important is it for you
to vote for the right judges?

Judges sitting on California courts may be incompetent, corrupt or lazy.

Even worse, many are political opportunists with a political agenda. They are “judicial activists.” A judicial activist legislates from the bench. Instead of strictly interpreting California law, these judges make the laws. Instead of applying the law to facts, they impose their own values on us all.

It is the voters of California and the legislatures that are supposed to make laws. Not judges. In fact, these judges ignore the law in favor of their own liberal, left-wing, anti-family agendas.

Legislating from the bench, these judges destroy or weaken constitutional protection, votes by the people, family values, marriage, religious liberty and economic freedom.

Judicial activists have:

Overturned voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature, simply because they personally have a different belief system. They twist the law to rationalize their decisions.
Imposed their own moral codes, political beliefs and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering.

The proper role of a judge is to fairly interpret the law to the facts of a particular case in order to arrive at a fair judgment. But that is not happening today in many courts.

Instead, activist judges have been advancing a political agenda that:

Destroys the separation of powers
Weakens the structure of federalism
Usurps the right of the people to govern themselves
Undermines protection of religious freedoms and the First Amendment
Seeks to impose humanism, multiculturalism, relativism and internationalism on us, regardless of the people’s will
Is biased against free enterprise and is anti-growth—resulting in higher taxes and less opportunity for our future

Pure and simple, it’s politics from the bench.

We have researched the candidates very carefully. We have talked to many on the phone, and tried to speak with all of them. We have evaluated their rulings, who appointed them, their endorsements and other criteria. Our recommendations are posted here for every judicial election.

Ratings:

Judicial Index Average


Judicial Activist	Strict Constructionist

Positions
Contributions
Rulings
Statements

Qualifications


Unqualified	Very Qualified

Experience
Reputation
Integrity
American Bar
Association ratings

On the California Supreme Court and the state Courts of Appeal, you vote “yes” or “no.” If a majority says “no,” they are out of the office and the Governor must select a new judge.

Most Superior Court races are two candidates running against each other and the one with the most votes win.

California Judicial November Election Results

Judge declares Obamacare Unconstitutional

Craig Huey — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:52:31 +0000

The end of January saw a great breakthrough for freedom, the Constitution and your health. A federal judge declared Obamacare completely unconstitutional. In this court case, 27 states supported repealing Obamacare.

The battle for health freedom has two fronts:

The court—that Obamacare is unconstitutional
The U.S. Senate—to repeal it like the House did

The good news is U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson struck down the entire healthcare law.

Judge Vinson said the individual mandate—and everything else—are violations of our constitutional rights…

The higher taxes and premiums…the pork and waste…the abortion and rationing…all were declared unconstitutional.

In fact, the judge used President Obama’s words from the 2008 election campaign against him:

“I note that in 2008, then-Senator Obama supported a healthcare reform proposal that did not include an individual mandate because he was, at that time, strongly opposed to the idea, stating that, ‘If a mandate was the solution, we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody to buy a house’.”

Judge Vinson ruled, “Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not serviceable, the entire Act must be declared void.”

Then, there is the upcoming Senate drama and Senator DeMint’s bill to repeal Obamacare.

And just in time.

This year, some of the Obamacare provisions are creeping into law. The negative effects on healthcare are beginning to appear.

Hundreds of new physician-owned hospitals have stopped construction or have given up plans because of Section 6001 of the 1,990-page bill.

This limits competition, driving up costs for patients. It eliminates choices, which hurts patients, and quells doctors with new medical innovations…

Individuals and small-group insurances are being strangled by the new law—making it impossible to serve the consumer. The plans are disappearing, being forced out of existence. There will be less competition in the market and rates will be rising if Obamacare moves forward.
Large group insurances are raising their premiums as well to comply with the rules, regulations and mandates.
One of the greatest health innovations is the Heath Savings Account (HSA). But under the new law, HSAs cannot be used for over-the-counter drugs. Patients must get a doctor’s appointment and obtain prescription drugs at a pharmacy, raising the cost and wasting time.
Many taxes on businesses and individuals to support Obamacare are kicking in this year, reducing your income.
A $2.5 billion excise tax on pharmaceutical companies for example, will only be passed on in the form of higher drug prices.

200 economists who called for repeal of Obamacare say, “We believe [Obamacare] is a threat to U.S. businesses and will place a crushing debt burden on future generations of Americans.”

More than 65% of doctors fear healthcare will deteriorate under Obamacare. Why? Well, just look at the poor state of socialized medicine in Europe and Canada.

Breast cancer survival in the U.S. is 83.9% versus 69.7% in England. And prostate cancer survival is 91.9% versus 51.19%. This is because of bureaucrats, government control and waiting lists under socialized medicine.

With Obamacare, 40% of doctors are saying they will quit in the next 10 years, and 60.9% will retract their practices.

This is why the judge’s decision is so crucial a victory for freedom-loving America.

Judges act against church taxes

Craig Huey — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:39:43 +0000

In a challenging economic environment, we are seeing cities across the nation employ strange attempts to build their revenues.

For example, in Mission, KS, the city council wanted to assess a “fee” against churches based on their attendance. The more people who sat in the pews, the higher the tax would be. The idea is that the use of the roads justifies such a tax.

The states of Idaho and Florida already tried it, but both state Supreme Courts struck them down.

Wonderful research

Craig Huey — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:58:19 +0000

“Dear Mr. Huey,

“I just wanted to thank you for enlightening me and helping me navigate through a section of the ballot I’ve always left blank.

“I hope more and more voters will take advantage of your wonderful research in the future, and realize the importance of choosing competent judges. In gratitude.”

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California Judicial November Election Results

Craig Huey — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:46:14 +0000

The following are the Superior Court
November General Election Results

Thanks to those who took our recommendations and voted in Nov’s General Election.

If our recommended candidate won the election, a appears next to their name. If our candidate lost, a appears.

We appreciate each person who voted at the polls, every one of our readers and all of you who forwarded the recommendations to friends, church members and your families.

Ratings:

Judicial Index Average


Judicial Activist	Strict Constructionist

Positions
Contributions
Rulings
Statements

Qualifications


Unqualified	Very Qualified

Experience
Reputation
Integrity
American Bar
Association ratings

On the California Supreme Court and the state Courts of Appeal, you vote “yes” or “no.” If a majority says “no,” they are out of the office and the Governor must select a new judge.

Most Superior Court races are two candidates running against each other and the one with the most votes win.

Below are ratings for the November 2010 judicial candidates listed by county. Please note each judicial candidate’s numerical rating is a combination of the judicial index average and the qualifications ratings you see above.

A portion of our research is posted for the judges listed below. Just click on the office.

California Court	Duration of Term
Supreme Court Court of Appeals Superior Court	12 years 12 years 6 years

California Court	Method of Retention
Supreme Court Court of Appeals Superior Court	Retention election Retention election Reelection

California Court	Time Frame for Election/ Appointment
Supreme Court	10 years’ practice of law in state or service as a judge of court of record
Court of Appeals	10 years’ practice of law in state or service as a judge of court of record
Superior Court	10 years’ practice of law in state or service as a judge of court of record

	Destroys the separation of powers
	Weakens the structure of federalism
	Favors the criminal over the victim
	Usurps the right of the people to govern themselves
	Is soft on crime and sentencing
	Undermines protection of religious freedoms and First Amendment rights
	Seeks to impose humanism, multiculturalism, relativism and internationalism on us, regardless of the people’s will
	Is biased against free enterprise and is antigrowth—resulting in higher taxes and less opportunity for our future
	Unfairly shifts current city zoning, hurting churches, home owners and businesses. For example, church expansions are often denied. And eminent domain is used against churches and small businesses.

1.	How would you describe your judicial philosophy?
2.	What well-known U.S. or California Supreme Court judge (living or dead) do you most admire?
3.	How could the judicial system be improved?
4.	Do you agree or disagree with the Court of Appeals for the Second Appellate District ruling against homeschooling in California. Why or why not?
5.	The California Supreme Court struck down Proposition 22 and allowed same-sex marriage. Then they upheld the Proposition 8 vote. Then a federal judge declared it unconstitutional. As a judge, how would you go about determining how to rule in this type of case?
6.	Do you consider yourself a strict constructionist or judicial activist?

	Overturned voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature, simply because they personally have a different belief system. They twist the law to rationalize their decisions.
	Imposed their own moral codes, political beliefs and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering. For example, the recent decision on homeschooling that criminalized homeschooling parents.

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California Judicial Candidates Voter Guide

Warning: Do NOT Vote for a Judicial Activist

How important is it for you to vote for the right judges?

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Judge declares Obamacare Unconstitutional

Judges act against church taxes

Wonderful research

California Judicial November Election Results

The following are the Superior CourtNovember General Election Results

Ratings:

Los Angeles County

Orange County

Riverside County

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

Alameda County

Alpine County

Amador County

Butte County

Calaveras County

Colusa County

Contra Costa County

Del Norte County

El Dorado County

Fresno County

Glenn County

Humboldt County

Imperial County

Inyo County

Kern County

King’s County

Lake County

Lassen County

Madera County

Marin County

Mariposa County

Mendocino County

Merced County

Modoc County

Mono County

Monterey County

Napa County

Nevada County

Placer County

Plumas County

Sacramento County

San Benito County

San Francisco County

San Joaquin County

San Luis Obispo County

San Mateo County

Santa Barbara County

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz County

Shasta County

Sierra County

Siskiyou County

Solano County

Sonoma County

Stanislaus County

Sutter County

Tehama County

Trinity County

Tulare County

Tuolumne County

Ventura County

Yolo County

Yuba County

California Courts JudicialSelection / Election / Retention Process

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Method of Retention

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Judicial Positions

What you need to know about judicial activist or unqualified judges

Superior Court Judicial Primary candidateson JudgeVoterGuide.com were selected on whethera candidate is a strict constructionist…and rejects judicial activism.

Why is judicial activism so destructive to our community?

How important is it for you
to vote for the right judges?

The following are the Superior Court
November General Election Results

Superior Court Judicial Primary candidates
on JudgeVoterGuide.com were selected on whether
a candidate is a strict constructionist…
and rejects judicial activism.