Early voting is in full swing: find out where to vote (and some good advice on judges from ABQ Journal editorial board)
Expanded early voting is in full swing and turnout has been heavy so far from all the reports we’ve seen. NOW is the time to get out and vote in person and bring a friend or two or family member to the polls. Here is a useful tool for finding voting locations near you.
When you DO go vote, don’t forget about the judges. The Albuquerque Journal had a great Sunday editorial about judges and the article makes a compelling case for NOT retaining Judge Emeterio L. Rudolfo. It also makes a good case against trusting the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission which operates as a rubber stamp for incumbent judges. We DO believe that the Journal should have highlighted Bernalillo County’s Cindy Leos as a poor judge as well although she was rated a “yes” for retention by the Journal.
Regardless of that disagreement, kudos to the Journal for advocating voters take a closer look at the judiciary as a means of addressing our crime issues!
Here are further recommendations from the Journal’s editorial:
Justice of the Supreme Court Briana H. Zamora — Yes on retention
Court of Appeals Judge Jennifer L. Attrep — No recommendation
Court of Appeals Judge Shammara H. Henderson — Yes on retention
Court of Appeals Judge Megan P. Duffy — No recommendation
Second Judicial District Court Judge Brett R. Loveless, Division 03 — Yes on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge Dan E. Ramczyk, Division 06 — Yes on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge Cindy Leos, Division 09 — Yes on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge Elaine P. Lujan, Division 12 — No recommendation
Second Judicial District Court Judge Courtney Bryn Weaks, Division 15 — No on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge Denise Barela Shepherd, Division 18 — Yes on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge Emeterio L. Rudolfo, Division 21 — No on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge Victor S. Lopez, Division 27 — No on retention
Second Judicial District Court Judge David Allen Murphy, Division 30 — Yes on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Asra I. Elliott, Division 1 — No on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Renee Torres, Division 3 — No on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Rosemary Cosgrove-Aguilar, Division 7 — No on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Yvette K. Gonzales, Division 9 — Yes on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Michelle Castillo Dowler, Division 13 — Yes on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Felicia R. Blea-Rivera, Division 15 — Yes on retention
Metropolitan Court Judge Nina Aviva Safier, Division 17 — Yes on retention
