
By Vik Jolly
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA MARIA - Over 18 months leading up to a 2004 runoff for a seat on the Santa Barbara County Superior Court bench, James F. Rigali and election rival Edward H. Bullard saw each other regularly on the campaign trail.
They ate chicken dinners at public events and conversed. After a while, when it came time to speak to the audience, the pair would talk about what it meant to be a judge. They spoke of their families... (continued)