RUNOFFS AVOIDED IN JUDICIAL RACES.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - An incumbent judge easily avoided a runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. election against two challengers, and a prosecutor defeated a civil attorney to capture the seat of a retiring judge in two local judges' races. Judge Pamela Rogers received 65 percent of the vote in her win over attorneys William Clark and Larry Layton to retain her seat, while Deputy District Attorney Chris Estes Chris Estes (full name: Christopher Douglas Estes DOB: June 8, 1971) former King Diamond bass player (1994-1999). Originally from Dodge City Kansas, Chris moved to Denton Texas in 1991 to attend the University of North Texas as a Jazz Studies major. beat family law specialist David Bianchi in the other judicial election held Tuesday. ``I'm happy with the results, appreciate the support of the voters and expect to fulfill my duties capably and effectively,'' said Estes, who will take office in January 2001. The terms are for six years, and the judges' annual pay is $117,912. The judicial candidates ran campaigns that are proving jointly to be one of the most expensive local races in Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley history. Four of the five candidates through mid-February had raised $158,295 and spent $144,891. Bianchi and Estes clashed over slate mailers and endorsements and who has more judicial experience and better qualifications for the judicial position. Estes received endorsements from law enforcement organizations, including the Association of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Deputy Sheriffs, the California Reserve Peace Officers Association, the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association and the Los Angeles Police Protective League. ``Historically, law enforcement support has been important in the Antelope Valley where citizens are concerned about law and order and quality of life,'' Estes said. Bianchi and Estes were vying for the seat of Judge William Seelicke, who is retiring. Estes, 37, worked as a civil attorney for three years for firms in the Los Angeles area before joining the District Attorney's Office in 1994. Bianchi, 49, is a certified family law specialist whose practice is in family law, adoptions, estate planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the and probate probate (prō`bāt), in law, the certification by a court that a will is valid. Probate, which is governed by various statutes in the several states of the United States, is required before the will can take effect. law. He was deputy city attorney for Lancaster between 1984 and 1987 and has served as a volunteer judge pro tem [Latin, For the time being.] An abbreviation used for pro tempore, Latin for "temporary or provisional." A person who acts as a temporary substitute serves pro tem. . Rogers, 46, has been a judge since 1995. Before that she was a prosecutor in the District Attorney's Office in Lancaster, where she was a senior trial attorney, and a professor at La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand College of Law for nine years. In October 1998, the state Commission on Judicial Performance admonished Rogers for taking too long to decide seven cases but suspended charges regarding her use of prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, . The commission said it would dismiss the charges alleging Rogers' misuse of medications after she successfully completes a 20-month monitoring period during which she must submit bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. medical and attendance reports. Rogers at the time said she was exonerated by the commission's ruling and said there was no evidence of abuse of drugs, addiction or dependency. Clark, 52, who has lived in the Antelope Valley since 1968 and is a resident of Palmdale, handles defense, family law and bankruptcy matters. Layton, 57, owns and operates the Larry H. Layton School of Law. He has been in private practice since 1975 and in Acton since 1987. In the 1980s he volunteered as judge pro tem handling small claims, traffic and civil cases. Tuesday's election marked the fourth time he has run unsuccessfully for judicial seats since 1994. ANTELOPE VALLEY Antelope Judicial Dist. Office No. 1 159 of 159 precincts Estes.....22,955...55.9% Bianchi...18,101...44.1% Office No. 2 159 of 159 precincts Rogers*...24,671...65.0% Clark..... 8,533...22.5% Layton.... 4,764...12.5% * Incumbent CAPTION(S): Box Box: Antelope Valley (see text) |
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