Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 19, 2019
Judge rules Judge can't be 'judge' on ballot
A candidate running for a Los Angeles County Superior Court seat who legally changed his first name to “Judge” can appear as such on the ballot, but can’t use the phrase “retired judge” as his ballot designation, an LA judge has ruled.
A candidate running for a Los Angeles County Superior Court seat who legally changed his first name to "Judge" can appear as such on the ballot but can't use the word "retired judge" as his ballot designation, an LA judge has ruled.
Instead, Judge Mike Cummins, a San Luis Obispo County resident and a retired Stanislaus County judge, must indicate which profession he is most recently retired from on the ballot. ruled Los Angeles Co...
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