EDITORIAL: The Herald recommends
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GROUP 27
Both candidates in this race to fill an open seat are attorneys who bring diverse and attractive legal experience to the contest.
Challenger
As for community service,
Given the breadth of her experience and the even temperament that she has needed to work in the emotionally volatile arena of marital and family law -- which can only help on the bench -- the
GROUP 58
Judge
Two local attorneys are running in Group 58: Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts, 51, a former assistant city of
As an assistant city attorney, Rodriguez-Fonts has experience in all types of litigation. He represented the city in federal, circuit and county court civil litigation matters. As a defense attorney with his own firm, he represented clients in circuit, county and juvenile court. Before politics, he was an aide to former U.S. Rep.
But
Unlike his opponent Rodriguez-Fonts,
If his name sounds familiar, that's because
Because of the experience he has garnered as a traffic court hearing magistrate, the
GROUP 67:
In her current role with the
In this race, though, our nod goes to Ms. Lobree, who currently sits in the criminal division and has had her legal experience ticket punched at all the right places over the years.
A graduate of
A cancer survivor, she serves as an officer and director of a group that focuses on breast cancer care and prevention.
As in virtually every other race, the one thing all judicial candidates agree on is the challenge presented by a lack of funding and resources. Ms. Ruiz cited this as the principal problem.
For Group 67, the
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