This responds to Scott Graham’s op-ed piece claiming Michael Nava’s attempt to unseat San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer poses no genuine threat to judicial independence (” Viewpoint: Judicial Independence Claims Are Overblown ,” Sept. 20).
According to Graham, judicial independence is threatened only when the challenger exploits a judge’s “unpopular rulings” to charge he or she is “soft on crime” or otherwise biased. Because Nava claims “only that Judge Ulmer is a straight white male and until recently lived outside San Francisco and was appointed by a Republican governor,” Graham says his challenge presents no threat to judicial independence. He reassuringly advises readers to either “vote for Nava because you believe in diversity. Or vote for Ulmer because he’s building a positive track record as a judge. Just don’t cast a vote based on judicial independence. It’s not a real issue in this race.”
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