Candidate for San Fransisco Superior Court Judge Robert Retana has garnered the endorsement of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Photo by Luke Thomas.
From Marketwire
June 4, 2010
Retana’s Campaign for Judge Continues to Build Momentum
Yesterday, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) endorsed Robert Retana for Superior Court Judge, Seat No. 6, in San Francisco. With her endorsement Congresswoman Sanchez joins a lengthy list of Judges, legal professionals, community leaders and local elected officials, such as State Senator Leland Yee and San Francisco Board of Supervisor David Campos, who support Mr. Retana’s campaign to bring new leadership and increased diversity to the Superior Court. The election takes place on June 8, 2010.
“I am pleased to offer Robert Retana my endorsement,” said Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. “Throughout his life he has shown a commitment to improving his community and has a proven record of accomplishment. Governor Schwarzenegger has done a horrible job nominating judges that reflect the diverse, multicultural communities of San Francisco. With the misguided immigration policies in Arizona and the push to advance a similar agenda in California it is vital that Mr. Retana be elected to the Superior Court in San Francisco to increase the diversity of the Court and to add a strong voice from our community.” Congresswoman Sanchez, one of the longest serving Latinos in Congress, chairs the Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities, which oversees cyber-security issues, and is the Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Committee.
Mr. Retana has worked in the criminal and civil court system and has served as a Judge Pro Tem. He has experience at large firms representing a wide array of clients, from pro bono cases for low income individuals to complex litigation for large companies. He is also a former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney, having worked in a unit that prosecuted felony domestic violence cases. A resident of San Francisco, Mr. Retana currently serves as a lawyer for the Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of the General Counsel, where he provides legal advice and support for judges, courts and court staff. Mr. Retana has been rated “Well Qualified” to be a judge by the Bar Association of San Francisco.
“I am honoured to receive the support of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez,” stated Mr. Retana. “It is extremely important that we increase the diversity of the Superior Court so that it represents all of the communities that make up our great City. Most importantly, diversity on the bench signals to all members of our society that they can trust that justice will be applied with fairness.”
For more information about Robert Retana for San Francisco Superior Court please visit www.robertretana.com.
The Hunger Site
June 6, 2010 at 7:51 pm
I thought Jim Sutton was Gavin’s chief fundraiser. Or maybe Eric Jaye. Is there even one single chief fundraiser? In any case, I’ve heard of many names associated with Gavin. Darius Anderson just wasn’t one of them. Not saying that they didn’t work for Gavin -just saying that I can’t form an opinion because I’ve never heard of them until now.
As for Leland, I kinda like the guy. He’s no raging progressive, but he’s willing to listen to progressives. He’s someone you can talk to and actually stand a decent chance of convincing. What some see as duplicitous, others see as receptive to differing opinions. That means he won’t always come down on the right side, but at least you have a shot with him.
That said, he’s been a good vote on the DCCC, and in the legislature, sometimes to his own detriment. I remember a couple years back, he singlehandedly killed a horrifible Massachussetts-style health insurance compromise that had the support of both Schwarzenegger and the Democratic Party leadership. It sailed through the Assembly, and would’ve sailed through the Senate, had Leland not listened to the California Nurses Association and stuck his neck out to kill it in committee. We could do worse.
And back to the fundraiser… something about that logic chain doesn’t make sense to me. So Newsom’s “chief” fundraiser hosts a big event for John Rizzo, in exchange for Rizzo swinging the Sierra Club mayoral endorsement to Leland Yee? Interesting… except that Newsom hates Yee. Umm… I’d have to find out a little more about the whole thing. Till then, big shoulder shrug.
June 6, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Leland’s duplicitous,
Once Willie got the famous mug shot of Yee, Yee became Willie’s biggest supporter. Has been every since. At the Assembly he regularly came back to change his vote after-the-fact (they allow that) to make him look more Progressive. Leland’s a spoils politician with no integrity whatsoever.
You ducked the question on a Prog being feted by Gavin’s chief fundraiser. What you think of that?
h.
June 5, 2010 at 8:55 pm
What do you have against Leland?
June 5, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Greg,
What you make of the John Rizzo fundraiser at Darius Anderson’s Platinum Advisers hosted by Leland Yee and Carole Migden? A reader says it’s in exchange for Rizzo swinging the Sierra Club mayoral endorsement to Yee. Another says: “Sierra Club sold a lot of slate mail slots this year.”.
huh?
h.
June 4, 2010 at 8:25 am
Loretta Sanchez is a former Republican, who switched parties because of the changing demographics in her district. She’s been a reliable conserva-dem Blue Dog ever since her election.
I actually volunteered for her campaign in 1996, when she was running against B-1 Bob Dornan. I told them I wanted to help because I was a liberal and I wanted to get rid of Dornan. A staffer actually told me, “Maybe you’re in the wrong place then.” I still walked precincts for her, because Dornan was so despicable that he needed to be removed at any cost.
But needless to say, her endorsement is worth squat to me as a progressive. I’ve already cast my ballot for the best candidates in the judicial races, Colfax and Nava. But had I been undecided, an endorsement like this would hurt more than it would help.