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Nora Quinn to run for Superior Court judgeship

By Richard Binder

Administrative Law Judge Nora A. Quinn is planning to mount a campaign for an open seat on the Los Angeles Superior Court. According to the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, Quinn is in the process of forming a campaign committee and will be retaining Stephen Kaufman as her campaign treasurer.

Formerly with Irell & Manella, she became the legal director of the Disability Rights Legal Center at Loyola Law School and then practiced with the general civil litigation firm of Miller & Walter. In 2004, Quinn was appointed to the Equity Oversight Panel of the Los Angeles County Sheriff?s Department, which investigates discrimination allegations against sheriff?s employees. She said the position made her realize that ?what I wanted to do was to be the person who tried to solve the problems and tried to make good decisions that balanced everybody?s rights.?

Quinn said she has not yet decided which open seat she will pursue and, thus far, only two seats appear to be available. The first belongs to Judge William Pounders, who has said he plans to step down when his term ends next January. The other available seat belongs to Judge William R. Weisman, who said he will retire in May.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).