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COURTHOUSE SURPRISE

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Judge Ian RichardsBROWARD NEW TIMESIan Richards bucked the ol' boys and ousted the incumbent judge"Avalos, appointed by former Gov. Jeb Bush, had the support of all the power players, from her former boss, State Attorney Michael Satz, to a slew of lawyers (including honchos like Bill Scherer and David Bogenschutz) to unions and the Fraternal Order of Police. Her name was on all the palm cards at the big condo developments.Avalos spent more than $143,000 compared to Richards' $24,000 ? most of that meager campaign fund supplied by Richards himself (he raised only about $6,000)...The only controversy during the race came when Avalos' campaign sent out a mailer that featured a copy of her Sun-Sentinel endorsement. That's normal enough, but the mailer included a copy of the Sentinel's photo of Richards that shaded his face darker...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).