Twenty-six people are running for eight open judicial seats on the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Here are The Times' recommendations.
Most Superior Court judges are appointed by the governor when incumbents retire or otherwise leave their judicial offices. But voters are asked to step in every two years for various reasons, such as when judgeships open up in the few months before an election or when a challenger tries to unseat a sitting judge. This year there are 10 Los Angeles County Superior Court offices on the ballot, of which eight are open seats.
But Christmas Brookens has the edge over her colleague Keith Koyano because of the perspective gained through varied experience — in the U.S. Navy, while stationed in Spain as an aviation electronics technician during the first Gulf War, and from training at the Defense Language Institute in Mandarin . But she’s particularly impressive when discussing the role of victims in criminal cases, displaying a depth of thought and analysis that would likely make her excel on the bench.
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