
How to Evaluate Judges on Your Ballot: The Person and the Court
Judicial elections ask more than one question. Learn how to distinguish a candidate’s individual qualifications from the experience they bring to the wider judiciary, without
Sherafy’s 2026 California Voter Guide brings our election research into one place, with clear recommendations and links to the full evidence behind each one.

Judicial elections ask more than one question. Learn how to distinguish a candidate’s individual qualifications from the experience they bring to the wider judiciary, without

This answer-first Los Angeles County voter guide summarizes Sherafy’s recommendations for the November 3, 2026 election and links to 32 deeper analyses of county races,

Sherafy recommends Donna Tryfman at low confidence. Newly supplied APD trial records, her confirmed mediator listing and documented 2022 jury work strengthen her preparation case,

A.J. Bayne and David DeJute bring substantial but different courtroom records to the Office 87 runoff. We compare the public evidence, the limits of the

Justin Clayton and Anna Slotky Reitano are both rated Qualified for an open six-year Superior Court seat. This guide recommends Reitano at low confidence, weighing

Maria Ghobadi and Rhonda Haymon bring substantial but different criminal-court experience to the Office 64 runoff. We compare their records, the limits of bar ratings

Proposition 45 offers applicants faster, enforceable timelines for environmental review and litigation, but also narrows alternatives analysis, public comment and judicial remedies. The question is

Proposition 44 would impose a 90% mission-spending floor on covered nonprofit community clinics. The measure could expose waste and prioritize care, but its accounting ratio

Proposition 42 is framed as protection for retirement and personal savings. Its actual text goes further: it bars new state taxes on ownership or control

Proposition 43 would end the simple-majority route for voter-initiated local special taxes, while a separate clause addresses ad valorem property taxes. It would not change