How to Judge the Judges
Staff | Published on 8/8/2024
Most local judges’ races will be decided in the Aug. 20 primary. For voters in Orange County, 11 candidates are running for five positions. You never know when you might have to stand before a judge, but you could find yourself in that situation one day. Best to know the candidates before you vote!
How to judge the judges? Here’s a great opportunity! You can view the Judicial Candidate forum HERE sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Orange County at League of Women Voters Orange County - YouTube and decide for yourself. Also, visit www.vote411.org
Forum moderators and Circuit Judges Leticia Marques and Reginald Whitehead told us that a good temperament and a strong work ethic are the most important qualities for judges. Judges need to have patience, and they should be able to manage their dockets, they said. Why? Because the people who show up in their courtrooms are often scared. They’ve never been in that situation before. A good judge knows how to handle them and the caseload.
Be sure to cast your ballot Aug. 20 in person, in early voting or vote by mail. If recent history tells us anything, it’s that judges are important. After all, today’s local judges could be tomorrow’s appellate judges.