Letters,
Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 30, 2010
Appointment Process to the Bench Is Not Sacrosanct
Readers comment on the issue of running against an incumbent judge.
James M. Seff
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPI disagree with the position taken by Justice J. Anthony Kline that Michael Nava's bid to unseat Richard Ulmer for judge of the Superior Court is a threat to judicial independence and somehow improper. ("Judicial Election Presents Political Dangers," July 12) There is nothing improper about a highly qualified attorney engaging in an electoral challenge to an incumbent judge of the Superior Court, a right established under the California Constitution. What isn't in the state c...
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