Juvenile Court doesn’t leave children better off, he says.
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Yolanda King says she would streamline Juvenile Court docket, seek alternatives to youth detention
She has been pulled from the bench until criminal charges are resolved, but she’s running for re-election.
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Cynthia D. Samuel says she has experience, temperament for Juvenile Court judge
Over 23 years, she has handled thousands of Juvenile Court hearings and trials.
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Niki Roberts would advocate for vocational training, mentoring for kids in Juvenile Court
Many children in prison-like facilities don’t belong there, Roberts said.
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Desiree Cook-Calvin pledges ‘holistic’ approach if elected Juvenile Court judge
She would employ drug and mental-health counseling, parenting classes, and she’d make sure sentences are appropriate.
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Jacqueline Carroll-Gilds says background as lawyer, registered nurse prepared her for Juvenile Court bench
She ran a mental-health agency for troubled youth for 11 years.
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Citing his extensive judicial experience, Paul Sens waves off accusations of nepotism, impropriety
As a municipal judge, Sens said he has a track record of moving cases through. Now he’s seeking a seat in Criminal District Court.
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Byron Williams would set goal of being one of Criminal District Court’s most efficient judges
He would inherit one of the city’s most backlogged dockets.
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Marie Williams says she’d straighten out dysfunctional courtroom if elected criminal judge
She put herself in the spotlight by recording a meeting with Judge Frank Marullo in which she says he offered her a job to get out of the race.
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Frank Marullo wants to extend his 40-year run as judge, but he may be too old to take office
If elected to another term, he said he would lobby to loosen mandatory minimum sentencing.