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Mar. 14, 2018

The politicization of the San Francisco County Superior Court

At the June election, four public defenders hope to unseat four judges simply because they were appointed by a Republican governor.

J. Anthony Kline

Justice (ret.)

Yale Law School

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The politicization of the San Francisco County Superior Court
Four public defenders are challenging Judges Andrew Cheng, Curtis Karnow, Cynthia Ming-mei Lee and Jeffrey Ross of the San Francisco County Superior Court.

At the June election, four public defenders hope to unseat four judges of the San Francisco Superior Court, Andrew Cheng, Curtis Karnow, Cynthia Ming-mei Lee, and Jeffrey Ross. According to one of the challengers, "this was really a group decision."

More is at stake in this election than initially meets the eye; and it imposes special responsibilities on the legal community.

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