Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 21, 2010
Ballot Translation Raises Eyebrows
Michael Nava, the California Supreme Court staff attorney hoping to unseat a San Francisco County Superior Court judge next month, could be in hot water for the way his name is listed in Chinese on the ballot.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Michael Nava, the California Supreme Court staff attorney hoping to unseat a San Francisco County Superior Court judge next month, could be in hot water for the way his name is listed in Chinese on the ballot.
Because names in English are difficult to translate into Chinese, candidates often use characters for words that sound phonetically like their English names, as ...
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