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Salkin seeking judgeship; Margolin, too - maybe

By Richard Binder

Deputy District Attorney Valerie F. Salkin will seek a judgeship on the Los Angeles Superior Court in the June 8 election, and Calabasas solo practitioner William M. Margolin said that he, too, will be mounting a campaign, according to the Metropolitan News-Enterprise.

Political consultant Fred Heubscher said Salkin, a 12-year veteran prosecutor, will be running for an open seat, while Margolin?the only judicial candidate to take out papers against an incumbent judge?said he had done so by mistake, thinking the seat was open. Margolin told the MetNews he had called Judge Elaine Lu, who was appointed to the bench by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2007, to explain the situation after realizing his mistake.

The number of open seats in the June 8 primary election will not be fully determined until this spring, when sitting judges must decide whether to file re-election paperwork with the Registrar-Recorder?s Office.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on January 08, 2010 (boomark / email).