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The opponent

By Shawn Matlock

During the recent run-off election for the 213th District Court, there were several arguments for and against both candidates. There were those that said that because Lisa Callaghan was board certified she was the most qualified, whereas there were also those that thought because Judge Sturns had previous District Court and Court of Criminal Appeals experience that he was the most qualified. But I asked several people one simple question: on a day-to-day working in the courthouse, who would you want? Actually, it's not quite that simple. There were several in the defense bar that adamantly did not want Callaghan as judge because they had dealt with her being a prosecutor and felt her to be unreasonable. With that thinking in mind, I asked other lawyers, both defense and prosecutors, this question: would you rather have someone you think of as an unreasonable opponent continue in their job, or would you rather they sat on the bench? The premise behind this question was simple...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on April 27, 2008 (boomark / email).