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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
1998 Judicial Evaluation Results
Los Angeles, May 31, 1998 - Los Angeles County residents will be voting on numerous issues, including judicial races, on Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Polls will be open from 7am to 8pm.
The Los Angeles County Bar Association's Judicial Election Evaluations Committee is charged with the task of evaluating candidates running in contested elections for the Los Angeles County Superior and Municipal Court.
After a lengthy three-month evaluation through questionnaires, interviews, additional materials, and in some cases, appeals, final ratings are released to the public.
Candidates may receive one of three ratings. The following standards are applied in rating candidates: well qualified, qualified, and not qualified. A "Well Qualified" or "Not Qualified" rating requires a 60 percent majority vote of the members present.
Superior Court Candidates
Having completed its investigations and deliberations, the Judicial Election Evaluations Committee reports its final evaluations for the candidates for the following Superior Court offices:
| Office No. 22 |
| John Lynch |
Not Qualified |
| Alexander Williams |
Well Qualified |
| Office No. 43 |
| Burton Bach |
Qualified |
| Gary Klausner |
Well Qualified |
| Office No. 51 |
| John D. Harris |
Well Qualified |
| William R. "Bill" Torres |
Well Qualified |
| Office No. 69 |
| James Anthony Kaddo |
Qualified |
| Andrew S. Zucker |
Not Qualified |
Municipal Court Candidates
Having completed its investigations and deliberations, the Judicial Election Evaluations Committee reports its final evaluations for the candidates for the following Municipal Court offices:
| Antelope |
| Michael S. Duberchin |
Qualified |
| Larry H. Layton |
Not Qualified |
| Steve D. Ogden |
Well Qualified |
| Joel Wallenstein |
Well Qualified |
| Glendale |
| Glenn W. Hoiby |
Qualified |
| Laura A. Matz |
Qualified |
| Inglewood No. 2 |
| Lawrence E. Mason |
Well Qualified |
| Kevin Ross |
Qualified |
| Long Beach No. 1 |
| Elvira S. Austin |
Qualified |
| James Thompson |
Not Qualified |
| Rio Hondo No. 2 |
| Peter J. Meeka |
Qualified |
| Albert Perez |
Qualified |
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