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How do you judge a judge? Good question. We are going to find out in the next few months as nine people compete for two open seats on the Kern County bench. Actually, 11 seats are “open.” But only two judges are retiring and did not file “declarations” to run for reelection. Nine did. And while local lawyers are free to “contest” incumbent judges seeking reelection, that is seldom done. Traditionally, an incumbent serves unopposed as long as he or she wishes. Only judges who antagonize the public or legal community have drawn opposition. Superior Court judges who face no opposition are even spared the bother of having their names appear on the ballot. They simply slide into one term after another — leading many citizens to conclude  judges are not really elected. But that has changed with the retirements of judges H.A. “Skip” Staley and Clarence Westra. As the candidate filing deadline neared, it appeared these two...
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