Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 12, 2020
Ballot designations favor prosecutors for the bench
The results of the March 3 judicial election demonstrate one powerful fact: Prosecutors win elections to the bench because of their ballot designations, while private practitioners, who cannot have descriptive ballot designations, will always lose against a prosecutor.
Timothy D. Reuben
Founder and CEO
Reuben, Raucher & Blum
Phone: (310) 777-1990
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Reuben is the founder and CEO at Reuben Raucher & Blum. Alongside his extensive career as a civil litigator specializing in complex matters at both the trial and appellate level, he serves pro bono as a temporary judge and settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, as well as a fee arbitrator for the LA County Bar.
The results of the March 3 judicial election demonstrate one powerful fact: Prosecutors win elections to the bench because of their ballot designations, while private practitioners, who cannot have descriptive ballot designations, will always lose against a prosecutor. [Full disclosure: I am a private practitioner who unsuccessfully ran for the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench in this month's election.]
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