Letters: More election advice (May 28)
I’m Chuck Wieland. I’m a judge of the Madera County Superior Court. I ask you to join me in voting for Judge D. Lynn Jones June 8.
I’ve personally known Judge Jones for a dozen years. I first met her when she was a Madera deputy district attorney, a duty she performed with distinction for 12 years. She became a supervising prosecutor responsible for training new prosecutors and filing charges against those accused of committing crimes in our community. As a prosecutor, she won the distinction of being named prosecutor of the year, was recognized as a child advocate, and was honored for her work with crime victims.
A few years ago, the Legislature created a new judgeship in our community. The law allowed for appointment of the new judge by the governor with an election to be scheduled two years later. Judge Jones and her challenger in this election asked the governor for appointment to that new position. Judge Jones’s application was deemed qualified by the governor’s office and referred to the Judicial Nominations Evaluation Commission.
That commission performed a thorough evaluation of Judge Jones’s qualifications. The evaluation included communicating with up to as many as 75 judges and lawyers who knew Judge Jones, reviewing her written work, and personally interviewing her. I know how thorough it was. I went through the same process before I was appointed in January 1998. She was then interviewed in the governor’s office and appointed to the Madera County Superior Court almost two years ago.
Since then she has been entrusted with one of our most difficult judicial assignments. She makes decisions regarding child custody, child visitation and child support.
Judge Jones has proven herself to be an outstanding judge such that all of the Madera judges are supporting her. (And, if you know some of us, you know that we don’t all agree on much of anything.)
Let’s keep her as our judge.
Hon. Charles A. Wieland,
Madera County Superior Court
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We have known Becky Martinez for many years and have found her to be a perfectionist at her job. We know how important it is to have a competent, fiscally responsible, experienced leader as the head of the county clerk-recorder’s department.
The county clerk-recorder’s office handles thousands of legal documents and conducts all elections for Madera County. The stakes are too high for us taxpayers not to have her in this office. She is there to protect your right to vote, she knows how to do her job and she does it well.
Becky Martinez is the only qualified candidate for county clerk-recorder. She has represented her experience and knowledge of the office truthfully throughout the campaign, which is the cornerstone of a true leader.
This leadership will be paramount with the upcoming redrawing of all district boundaries within the County of Madera. Only by retaining this seasoned professional will the integrity of your vote be preserved.
As taxpayers, we deserve the very best in our elected officials. She is prepared, tested and will continue to be effective from the start. We can’t afford on-the-job training.
Please join us and vote for Rebecca “Becky,” Martinez, county clerk-recorder.
Tracy Kennedy Desmond, Madera County Treasurer-Tax Collector,
Janet Spillane Kroeger, Madera County Auditor
