Primary Elections 9/9/08 - Nonpartisan Results

[tesla]

School Board:
Lydia Lee (Incumbent)
Jill Davis
Carla Bates

Associate Justice 3, MN Supreme Court:
Paul H. Anderson

Associate Justice 4, MN Supreme Court:
Lorie S. Gildea

Judge, Fourth District Court 53:
David L. Piper



This is very good - almost everyone I supported and no "activist" judges to blur the lines between church and state.

Comments

[mizzlaurajean.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed to have Lorie S. Gildea I wanted her out, quite frankly mostly because she was Pawlenty assigned.

Piper didn't strike me as as strong a candidate as a couple others.

Judges can be so hard to get meaningful info about. I wish they had to publish some of the court records that would help shed light on how they carry out their jobs. Most people I know don't bother voting for them cause they have no clue who they even are.

[guppiecat]

I talk to my lawyer friends about the judges. They tend to know their records, albeit informally.

[tesla-aldrich.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm with you on Gildea.

And there certainly were a lot of strong candidates in Piper's race. I support him based largely on his "major issues" statements on the Minnesota Lawyer site, and the apparent consistency between these and the actual work (paid and volunteer) that he's done.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Yes, I started out by striking off my list the ones who listed their church affiliations. I don't know for sure they're dangerous, but choosing to mention that is about the only warning I'm likely to get.

[davidschroth.livejournal.com]

We attempted to talk with a lawyer friend about the judges, to no avail.

[davidschroth.livejournal.com]

There was at least one judicial candidate blowing the theocracy dogwhistle quite strongly...