Important Down Ballot Judicial Races

It’s election season again, and as a lawyer practicing here in Broward for almost four decades, I always get lots of calls from family and friends wanting to know about ‘these judicial races.’ This year has been no exception because a number of sitting judges retired thereby creating open seats. Anyone who has been a lawyer five years or more can run for judge. This cycle, there are three important open seat races which will be decided on November 8, and I am writing to give you my opinion of who the best judicial candidates are. The Judicial Candidates Diversity […]

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Recommendations on the Judicial Races in the August 18th Election

It is the election season, and at this time of the year, I get lots of people calling or emailing me about ‘who these judges are’ who are running for re-election or for a judicial office the first time.  Judges make it to the bench in two ways: they are appointed by a sitting Governor after being screened by a local Judicial Nominating Commission or they are elected to that position by you, the electorate.  Sitting judges must run for re-election, or retention, every six years.  The Code of Judicial Conduct precludes judges while campaigning are precluded from talking about […]

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Recommendations on the Judicial Races in the August 28 Election

At this time of the year, I get lots of people calling me or asking me, “what can you tell me about these judicial races?” Judicial races are very important because people’s lives are greatly affected by the judge who handles their divorce, the adoption of their child, the probate of an estate or a dispute over a personal injury suffered or with a business associate over the future of their employment or ownership of a company. Responsible people who want to fulfill their civic duty and vote the whole ballot don’t really have any opportunity to learn about judicial […]

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