You will have the opportunity to learn more about Indian cooking and the secrets behind his great food with the popular Master Class. Voters can cast their ballots for their chosen candidate March 3.Siddhartha Chandiramani, chef-patronof Rasoi Restaurant in Santa Cruz, has opened his kitchen to people wanting to discover more about his contemporary approach to Indian cooking with a hands on class. But what I’m thinking is, at least initially, is that there’ll be less people getting out because judges aren’t going to want to take that risk.” “But all those other things aren’t getting people out of custody who maybe should be out of custody, as well. “What we’re saying is, let’s just get rid of the cash bail, and just have all these other things, great idea,” Gordon said. Gordon echoed that money shouldn’t equal freedom, but believes that getting rid of cash bail won’t make a difference.
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“Just because I might be able to afford bail because I’m a lawyer doesn’t mean that I should be able to buy my way out of jail…Cash bail is not an appropriate mechanism by which we have freedom, free trial freedom.” “Money should not equal freedom,” de la Peña said. “I think sometimes judges would rather err on the side of caution, even if they think that a person isn’t going to be a safety risk, because that’s the way we’ve always done it and it’s time that we change that and really use the resources we have on an individual basis.”ĭe la Peña said the court system should get rid of bail. When asked about bail reform and the fairness of bail, Angel said she believes judges now have more power to determine if an individual is safe in the community and should exercise that power. “Every single case is going to be different… And I think to prejudge and make a decision, whether something does or doesn’t belong in the courtroom, is to close off the ability to really read the information when it comes in and make those decisions when they matter.” “I think the parties may bring a principle of this type into a courtroom and it’s up to the judge to listen to everybody, give everybody a chance to say what they need to say, being prepared by reading whatever’s been submitted, and then basically make decisions based on evidence,” Angel said. Their testimonies are judged, their ideas are judged by the same criteria… We’re all subject to the same main criteria.”Īngel said it isn’t up to a judge to determine whether a principle belongs in a courtroom or not. The system works when everybody does their job and everybody is judged. “When we start changing criteria because of their sex or the way somebody looks, that’s wrong. “Every person is subject to the same criteria,” Gordon said. When Gordon began to answer, Rorty clarified that the question asked if the principles of the movements belong in the courtroom. Gordon agreed that the movements don’t belong in the courtroom. And those may end up being addressed in a courtroom.” “Ideas may be appropriate for courts to consider… What those movements are asking and saying is that there is a significant issue in our community and in our country. “Movements don’t belong in a courtroom,” de la Peña said.
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Candidates answered questions about their role models and mentors in the local court system, the root causes of the high rate of minority incarceration if the principles of the “Me Too” and “Believe All Women” movements belong in the courtroom, how to address delays to justice, bail reform and more. Assistant District Attorney Johanna Schonfield and Defense Attorney Jay Rorty moderated the event.
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Symons faced a “severe public censure” in May 2019 by the Commission on Judicial Performance after eight instances of misconduct and ethics violations on and off the bench.Īt Tuesday’s forum, the candidates addressed questions written by the Santa Cruz County Criminal Defense Bar and the Santa Cruz County District Attorneys Association. The judge position is open after Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Ariadne “Ari” Symons decided to retire in November. The candidates are defense attorney Annrae Angel, assistant county counsel Nancy de la Peña and criminal defense lawyer Jack Gordon. SANTA CRUZ - The three candidates vying for the Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge seat were questioned Tuesday night at a judicial forum in Santa Cruz.