Judges and Judiciary,
Government
Oct. 9, 2017
Over-the-top ballot descriptions banned for judicial candidates
Deputy district attorneys running for judge will no longer be able to use language such as “hardcore gang prosecutor,” “major narcotics prosecutor,” or “child molestation prosecutor” on judicial ballots, according to a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last week.
Deputy district attorneys running for judge will no longer be able to use language such as “hardcore gang prosecutor,” “major narcotics prosecutor,” or “child molestation prosecutor” on judicial ballots, according to a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last week.
The bill’s author, Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, described it as an effort to tone down “increasingly hyperbolic” language that played on voters’ fears. He also noted that s...
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