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Government

Nov. 4, 2014

Money and mudslinging mar 'unprecedented' Fresno judicial race

Fueled by more than $900,000 in donations, a veteran prosecutor and her former colleague in the district attorney's office are trading barbs in their bid for a Fresno Superior Court judgeship.


By Matt Hamilton


Daily Journal Staff Writer


FRESNO - An already contentious race for judge on the Fresno County Superior Court has intensified in recent days as a veteran prosecutor and her former colleague in the district attorney's office, buoyed by hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions, trade barbs on the airwaves, in mailers and newspaper ads.


Lisa Gamoian, the chief deputy district attorney, is touting a 98 percent convict...

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