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Letters,
Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 24, 2020

‘Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.’

Suffice it to state that I read with great interest Mr. Timothy Reuben’s recent Daily Journal article, “Ballot designations favor prosecutors for the bench.”

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Randolph M. Hammock

Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court

Univeristy of San Diego School of Law

Judge Hammock, currently assigned to an independent calendar court at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. He is also a member of the Judicial Elections Committee of the California Judges Association, and he played an integral role in the drafting, lobbying and passing of SB 235 into law.

Suffice it to state that I read with great interest Mr. Timothy Reuben's recent Daily Journal article ("Ballot designations favor prosecutors for the bench," March 12, 2020). While there were several fair points made by Mr. Reuben, I must respectfully take issue with the ultimate conclusion made by him as to the effects of Senate Bill 235. To wit, that the li...

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