JUDICIAL ELECTIONS 2018 - THE DAY BEFORE “THE DAY” .....

THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN ..... QUALIFYING WEEK .....

T-MINUS 36 HOURS AND COUNTING
It's down to the last few hours and the burning questions remain:

BREAKING NEWS:

Candidate Jeff Cynamon, County Group 2, has withdrawn from that race as of 11:58 AM.

1. Will an Incumbent Judge get an 11:59 AM Friday Surprise and have to spend those long, hot, rainy, summer days trekking from Florida City to Aventura attending every breakfast, lunch, and dinner in town?

2. Will Carlos Lopez, Betsy Alvarez-Zane, and Jackie Woodward get handed a gavel without ever sniffing an opponent?

3. What Group will Vivianne del Rio end up qualifying in?

THE CLOCK IS TICKING .......

Over the next day and a half, we expect to see some jockeying around of candidates looking for just the right place to land their campaign and deposit their qualifying fee.

The deadline is FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018 at NOON.

Here is where we stand:

CIRCUIT COURT:

Will any of the incumbents who are presently unopposed receive a last minute opponent?

Here is the list of Incumbents who are currently unopposed:

Judge Antonio Arzola
Judge Miguel de la O
Judge Victoria del Pino (appointed to fill Judge Blake’s seat)
Judge Maria Espinosa Dennis
Judge Jason Dimitris (appointed to fill Judge Brennan’s seat)
Judge Pedro Echarte
Judge Jose Fernandez
Judge Mindy Glazer
Judge Michael Hanzman
Judge Charles Johnson (appointed to fill Judge Sigler’s seat)
Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez
Judge Browyn Miller
Judge Teresa Pooler
Judge Maria de Jesus Santovenia
Judge Valerie Manno Schurr
Judge Lourdes Simon (appointed to fill Judge Luck’s seat)
Judge Ellen Sue Venzer
Judge Maria Verde
Judge Lisa Walsh

Here are the contested races: (Q next to their name means they have plucked down the $5,843.20 necessary to run for that seat).***

　
GROUP 8

Elisabeth Espinosa (Q) - UPDATED
- she has a Net Worth of $465,233
- she has raised $64,775 and loaned her campaign $25,000

David Miller (Q) - INCUMBENT
- he has a Net Worth of $2,085,500
- he has raised $205,000 and loaned his campaign $51,000

GROUP 14 (OPEN SEAT - Judge Cindy Lederman retiring)

Vivianne del Rio (Q) - UPDATED
- she has a Net Worth of 1,064,478
- she has raised $18,800 and loaned her campaign $53,000
- she is an ASA with a salary of $84,400
- on March 20, 2018 her campaign deposited a check in the amount of $22,000 which came from her spouse Cristian del Rio. The amount was meant as a $1,000 contribution and a $21,000 loan. On the same date, the campaign realized that the deposit violated the law. The only person that can loan a campaign any money is the candidate. So, on March 20, 2018, a check in the amount of $21,000 was written back to Mr. del Rio.

Renee Gordon (Q) - UPDATED
- she has a Net Worth of 457,512
- she has raised $68,293 and loaned her campaign $47,150
- she is an APD with a salary of $80,140
- In February of 2017, the Dept of State informed the campaign that they filed a Late Activity Report. They warned the campaign to be on time, but they did not fine the campaign because there was no money raised in that cycle.
- In April of 2017, the Dept of State informed the campaign that they filed another Late Activity Report. The Department again took no action
- On 2/1/18 the campaign received a Audit Letter and was given seven days to respond.
- On 2/14/18 the campaign, having missed the deadline to respond, received another Audit Letter
- On 4/11/18 the campaign received a Failed to File Activity Report for the reporting cycle.
- On 4/20/18 the campaign received an Audit Letter
- On April 27, 2018, the campaign was fined $1,650 as the result of filing the Activity Report six days late; (it was due on 4/10 and filed on 4/16).

Louis Martinez (Q)
- he has Net Worth of $135,000
- he has raised $6,950 and loaned his campaign $30,000

GROUP 25 (OPEN SEAT - Judge Dennis Murphy retiring)

Yery Marrero (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $1,955,402
- she has raised $64,793 and loaned her campaign $105,000

Joe Perkins (Q)
- he has a Net Worth of $248,354
- he has raised $33,018 and loaned his campaign $5,000

GROUP 31 (OPEN SEAT - Judge Maria Korvick retiring)

Carlos Lopez (Q)
- he has a Net Worth of $6,202,000
- he has raised $115,775 and loaned his campaign $250,000
- On 4/6/17 he received an Audit Letter from the Dept. Of State (his campaign Treasurer was Hector Lombana).
- On 2/5/18 he received an Audit Letter from the Dept. Of State
- On 3/5/18 he received an Audit Letter from the Dept. Of State
- On 3/12/18 he replaced Mr. Lombana and named himself as Treasurer

HE IS CURRENTLY UNOPPOSED ......

***Our longtime and loyal readers will remember just two years ago when candidate Daniel Espinosa, attempting to unseat incumbent Judge Rosa Rodriguez, plucked down his qualifying fee of $5,843.00 only to be TWENTY CENTS SHORT. He was not permitted to run for judge and Rodriguez won unopposed.

COUNTY COURT

INCUMBENTS SEEKING REELECTION: NO OPPOSTION

Judge Michelle Alvarez Barakat
Judge Gina Beovides (appointed to fill Judge Charles Johnson’s seat)
Judge Alexander Spicola Bokor (appointed to fill Judge Jacqueline Schwartz’s seat)
Judge Tanya Brinkley
Judge Dawn Denaro
Judge Robin Faber
Judge Gloria Gonzalez-Meyer
Judge Diana Gonzalez-Whyte
Judge Lawrence King
Judge Luise Krieger-Martin
Judge Myriam Lehr
Judge Steve Leifman
Judge Patricia Marino-Pedraza
Judge Maria Ortiz
Judge Sam Slom
Judge Linda Singer Stein
Judge Andrea Ricker Wolfson

GROUP 2: (Judge Mary Jo Francis retiring):

Rosy Aponte (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $186,099
- she has raised $21,614 and loaned her campaign $50,000

Jeffrey Cynamon (Q)
- he has a Net Worth of $3,091,082
- he has raised $10,789 and loaned his campaign $150,000

Kristy Nunez (Q) - UPDATED
- she has a Net Worth of 650,521
- she has raised zero money; according to her recently filed documents, she has loaned her campaign $25,000
- she is an ASA with a salary of $78,830

　
GROUP 18: (Judge Deborah White-Labora retiring):

Betsy Alvarez-Zane (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $91,394
- she has raised $103,100 from an impressive 152 contributors and loaned her campaign $6,300
- her sole income is from her PA - $71,198
- she has a student loan liability currently in the amount of $422,000

SHE IS CURRENTLY UNOPPOSED ......

　
GROUP 21: (Judge Andrew Hague retiring):

Jacqueline Woodward (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $1,538,500
- she has raised $27,366 and loaned her campaign $375,000

SHE IS CURRENTLY UNOPPOSED ......

　
GROUP 32: (Judge Caryn Canner Schwartz retiring):

Lizzet Martinez (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $941,062
- she has raised $70,049 from an impressive 162 contributors and loaned her campaign $30,400

Chris Pracitto (Q)
- he has a Net Worth of $757,481
- he has raised $24,700 and loaned his campaign $3,500

　
GROUP 33: (Judge Teretha Thomas Lundy retiring):

Olanike Adebayo (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $28,152
- she has raised $52,000 from a very impressive 355 contributors and loaned her campaign $2,000
- her income is from her job at Regional Counsel where she is paid $54,000

Eleane Sosa-Bruzon (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $221,077
- she has raised $14,610 and loaned her campaign $26,000

　
GROUP 40: (Judge Don Cohn retiring):

Michael Barket (Q)
- he has a Net Worth of $3,135,486
- he has raised $24,880 and loaned his campaign $28,000
　
Elena Ortega-Tauler (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $641,732
- she has raised $1,300 and loaned her campaign $10,000

　
GROUP 43: (Judge Joseph Davis, Jr retiring):

Milena Abreu (Q)
- she has a Net Worth of $20,000
- she has raised $14,655 and loaned her campaign $80,000
- her income is from her PA in the amount of $77,500
　
Mike Mirabal - (Q)
UPDATED - SECOND UPDATE - THIRD UPDATE
- he has a Net Worth of 1,605,659
- he has raised $6,357 and loaned his campaign $32,921
- I updated the amount raised and the amount loaned by reducing both numbers; there are six separate Amended Financial Reports filed by the candidate.; I have now reduced the numbers again; County Elections continues to change the information, seemingly, by the minute; Last night, the total amount raised and loaned equaled $75,830; this morning that number went down to $59,278; this afternoon it reads $39,278.  Very confusing.
- Mr. Mirabal has filed new documents with the Elections Dept - he now wants his name listed as MIGUEL MIRABAL - he originally filed as MIKE MIRABAL.

CAPTAIN OUT .......
Captain4Justice@gmail.com

QUALIFYING DAY HAS ARRIVED - ELECTION 2014

RUMPOLE SAYS: 12:01.
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!
WHO HAS OPPOSITION?

THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:

QUALIFYING DAY HAS ARRIVED .....

UPDATE ..... UPDATE ..... UPDATE

Oh, dear, the trials and tribulations of Fleur Lobree. 

Just before the clocked struck golden for all Incumbent judges, attorney Mavel Ruiz, formerly slotted to run in Group 70 (see below), dropped out of that Group and moved into Group 67 against Incumbent Judge Fleur Lobree.

ROLLER COASTER

Can you say roller coaster ride. If you are Fleur Lobree, you need a large dose of dramamine right about now. Our Blog readers have been big supporters of Her Honor. They know that she has been a member of The Florida Bar for nearly 22 years. She spent most of her time in the Appellate Division of the State Attorney's Office where she became a highly respected appellate attorney. Then she decided to throw her hat into the JNC interview process.

By all accounts, it went really well. I say that because she made it to the Governor's desk on her first try, for an open County Court seat, in 2011. In fact, Lobree was Governor Scott’s first judicial appointment in Miami-Dade County. Of course, getting appointed to an open seat means you have to run in the next scheduled election. So, now County Court Judge Lobree needed to win with the voters. She was hoping, of course, to draw no opposition, and earn a full six year term on the County bench. 

No such luck. With a name like Fleur Lobree, she was easy pickin’. Attorney Michele Alvarez Barakat filed against "Incumbent" Judge Lobree and proceeded to trounce her on election day. And we are not just talking trounce. We are talking Jaguars v Dolphins playoff game trounce; (62-7 if my memory serves me correctly). Lobree lost in the most lobsided judicial election (involving an Incumbent that lost) in Miami-Dade County history. The final score: Barakat 71% and Lobree 29%.

The story gets better. The Lobree v. Barakat contest was playing out during the summer election season of 2012. At the same time, there came an open seat on the Circuit Court bench. Lobree is no dummy, and realizing she was in the midst of a hotly contested election to retain her seat, she applied for the open Circuit Court seat.

Another interview with the JNC, and they still loved her. That’s because her name was again chosen and sent to Governor Scott. By the time Scott conducted the interviews of the six finalists, Lobree had already lost the August 2012 election to Barakat. She was scheduled to hand over her gavel on January 2, 2013. Amazingly, Scott again chose Lobree and this time Lobree was to become a Circuit Court Judge. So, in an amazing twist of events, the voters voted her out of a County Court seat whilst at the same time the Governor promoted her to a Circuit Court seat.

So, with her new Circuit Court gavel, she was back in business by March of 2013, after taking an unpaid 60 day vacation. This time, everyone warned Lobree. With that name, she needed to start campaigning early and she needed to start raising money early. Whatever she did, it didn’t work. Since getting reappointed in March of 2013, in a period of one year, she raised only $17,500 from 86 contributors. She did pluck down $100,000 of her own money in November/December of 2013.

Meanwhile, attorney Mavel Ruiz, was clearly playing cat and mouse. Ruiz filed for Circuit Court in Group 27, in September of 2013. In October of 2013, Ruiz jumped out of Group 27 and into Group 58. Ruiz jumped ship again, and on April 18, she switched to Group 70. Finally, at 10:52 AM this morning, she made her final decision. It was the one that Fleur Lobree did not want to hear.

We are not criticizing Ms. Ruiz for what she did. That is part of the strategy of winning elections. No candidate goes into a contested election wanting to lose. Ruiz followed the rules and did what she felt like she needed to do, in order to maximize her chances of winning. But, this is what you get, when you have contested elections instead of an appointment system. 

Now it is left to the voters to decide between someone named Fleur Lobree vs. someone named Mavel Ruiz. 

Predictions ?????

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Attorney Marianne Salazar has withdrawn from the Group 46 race.  As for now, Judge Zabel is safe, and one hour from now, she likely will earn another six year term.

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JUDICIAL ELECTIONS 2014 

The clock is ticking and soon we will know who are the lucky Incumbents.  Lucky that they will not be forced to attend dozens of late afternoon and early evening fundraisers and give the same speech over and over again.  Lucky that they do not have to spend their entire summer trudging from Florida City north to Aventura; and from Miami Beach west to Sweetwater, and all the rest of this very cavernous Miami-Dade County.

At NOON today, as many as 32 Circuit and 7 County Court Judges will thank their lucky stars knowing that they are employed for yet another six year term.

Here is where we are as of close of business Thursday:

GROUP 16

Judge Leon Firtel is retiring.  TWO candidates have Qualified.  They include:

Thomas Cobitz
*24 years Florida Bar; criminal defense practice

Stephen Millan
*22 years FB; criminal defense practice; ran unsuccessfully in the past for Judge; 2006 lost to Karen Mills Francis in a County Court race; 2008 lost in a run-off to Yvonne Colodny in a three way race for a seat on the Circuit Court; (Pat Kopco was eliminated in the primary)

GROUP 26

Incumbent Judge Rodney Smith has drawn ONE opponent.

Judge Rodney Smith
*Judge Smith has been a member of The Florida Bar for 14 years. He was appointed to the Circuit Court by Governor Rick Scott, to an open seat, in July of 2012.   Before that, he was appointed to the County Court by Governor Crist in 2008.  He ran unopposed in 2010 to retain that County Court seat. In 2012, the Scott elevated him to Circuit Court.  This will be his first election at the Circuit level.  Smith previously served as an ASA, and an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami Beach before his appointment to the County Court, and then Circuit Court. 

Christian Carrazana
*13 years FB; he is an Associate at the law firm of Panter, Panter, and San Pedro. There, he is a trial and appellate attorney whose practice primarily focuses on first party insurance litigation. He specializes in representing healthcare providers and insureds who have had claims denied by various insurance carriers.

 GROUP 27

Judge Ronald Dresnick is retiring.  THREE candidates have  Qualified.  They include:

Mary Gomez
*18 years FB; marital and family practice

Albert Milian
*26 years FB; criminal defense practice; ran unsuccessfully for State Attorney in the past.  2000 lost to KF Rundle; 2004 lost to KF Rundle after defeating Leslie Rothenberg in the Republican primary; Gary Rosenberg also lost in the general election as he ran as an IND.

Joseph Perkins
*Mr. Perkins has been a member of The Florida Bar for 6 years.  He graduated from Drexel with a degree in International Area Studies and while there interned for a US Senator and performed research for a US Representative.  He went to law school at Boston University and while there acted as a student attorney representing indigent clients in immigration proceedings. He currently works for the law firm of Garbett, Stiphany, Allen and Roza, practicing in the area of complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on representing small and large businesses, banks and financial institutions, and governmental entities, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  We reached out to Mr. Perkins back in January, (as you may recall) and asked him why he was running for Judge.  To read his unedited response, please go to the Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Blog Post to read Mr. Perkins open letter to our readers on why he feels he is more than qualified to run for Judge.

GROUP 46

Incumbent Judge Sarah Zabel has drawn ONE opponent.

Judge Sarah Zabel:
*Judge Zabel has been a member of The Florida Bar for nearly 21 years and she has been on the bench since 2003. She was first elected in the 2002 Election cycle. She entered a four way race against Alex Akpodiete, Xavier Cortada, and Raul Ordonez.  She beat Ordonez in a run-off.  She was re-elected without opposition in 2008. 

Marianne Salazar (Has not yet paid her Qualifying Fee)
*Ms. Salazar has been a member of The Florida Bar for nearly 17 years. She lists her office in Palmetto Bay, but the address appears to be her home address as well.  She lists her areas of practice as: Business, Child and Family, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Contracts, Corporate, Family, Finance and Investments, Health Administration.  As pointed out by several of our loyal readers, she is very active in the Christian Family Coalition of Florida.


GROUP 58

Judge Marc "SHU" Schumacher is retiring.  TWO candidates have Qualified.  They include:

Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts
*13 years FB; criminal defense and immigration practice

Martin Zilber
*25 years FB; Mediator; Councilman in Coconut Grove; Public Health Trust Member; In House Counsel to transportation companies; insurance defense; corporate and real estate

GROUP 70

Judge Sandy Karlan is retiring.  THREE candidates have Qualified.  They include:

Veronica Diaz
*Ms. Diaz had previously filed to run in County Court against Incumbent Judge William Altfield.  On 4/17/14 she filed papers to run in this Circuit Court seat.  Ms. Diaz has been a member of The Florida Bar for 11 years. Prior to working for the City of Miami City Attorney’s Office, she was in private practice with two law firms where she specialized in commercial and real estate litigation. Ms. Diaz joined the Office of the City Attorney in March 2007. Presently, she practices in the Transactional Division where she handles complex commercial transactions for the City, including construction and development, public-private partnerships and other general business matters. She also serves as counsel to various City boards.  We have twice reached out to Ms. Diaz and asked her several questions about her qualifications.  We told her that her response would be posted, unedited.  We have not had the courtesy of a reply email.

Renier Diaz de la Portilla
*6 years FB; Miami-Dade School Board 8 years; Florida House Legislator 2 years, 2000-2002; (ran again in 2012 and lost); Mediator;

Mavel Ruiz
*17 years FB; criminal defense practice


COUNTY COURT

GROUP 19

Incumbent Judge Jacqueline Schwartz has TWO opponents.

Judge Jacqueline Schwartz
*Judge Schwartz has been a member of The Florida Bar for 22 years.  In 2002, after ten years of practicing law, she ran against Eric Hendon and barely won beating him by less than 5,900 votes of the more than 237,000 cast.  She was re-elected without opposition in 2008. 

Rachel Dooley
*Ms. Dooley has been a member of The Florida Bar for 16 years and handles criminal defense and family matters.

Frank Bocanegra
*Mr. Bocanegra has been a member of The Florida Bar for 6 years.  After a career in law enforcement with the MDPD, he became an attorney in 2008.  He quickly closed his law practice.  He then became the Town Manager of Miami Lakes.  And, last year he applied to become the Village Manager in North Bay Village.  Now he wants to be your County Court Judge.

GROUP 36

Incumbent Judge Nuria Saenz has ONE opponent.

Judge Nuria Saenz
*Judge Saenz has been a member of The Florida Bar for almost 17 years.  For at least the past eight (of those 17) years she has been on the bench.  She was elected, unopposed in 2008.  We are checking our records and believe she was appointed to an open seat by the Governor in 2006.

Victoria Ferrer
*Ms. Ferrer has been a member of The Florida Bar for 6 years.  She currently works for the Law Firm of Neil Gonzalez.  She handles PIP cases, PI cases, and real estate matters.



CAPTAIN OUT .........
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FIRDAY ELECTION FINAL

RUMPOLE UPDATE: JOHNSON RETIRES AT 11:59!!!!!!! Rodriguez-Chomat is a judge.

(we told you there would be a surprise.)

BROWARD CRAZINESS CONTINUES: SEIDMAN SWITCHES FROM LEBOW TO PERLMAN- ALEMAN GONE FOREVER!! Perlman now has opposition from "six shooter" Seidman.

THE CAPTAIN REPORTS:

ELECTION CENTRAL ……

THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED & WE HAVE OUR WINNERS:

These lucky winners have been RE-ELECTED to a six year term on the Circuit Court bench and an annual salary of $145,000. They are:


Group 03 John Schlesinger
Group 10 Scott Bernstein
Group 12 Bertila Soto
Group 20 John Thornton, Jr.
Group 26 Scott Silverman
Group 28 Jennifer Bailey
Group 30 Rosa Rodriguez
Group 32 Barbara Areces
Group 34 Gill Freeman
Group 40 William Thomas
Group 52 Michael Genden
Group 59 Nushin Sayfie
Group 73 Julio Jimenez
Group 74 George Sarduy


Congratulations are in order to Milt Hirsch who has been elected, without opposition. Milt will earn the title Circuit Court Judge on January 3, 2011.

Our contested elections:

Group 39

UPDATE - UPDATE - THANK YOU TO OUR POSTERS

Judge Johnson withdrew his qualifying papers. Therefore, in a matters of minutes, Rodriguez-Chomat, is now Circuit Court Judge-Elect.

Judge William Johnson drew an opponent, (as we reported here FIRST yesterday). He is Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat. Rodriguez Chomat was born in Havana, Cuba in 1945 and he is 65 years old. If he wins, he will be a one term Judge; (unless they change the age limit). Jorge served in the Florida House, winning a seat in 1994 over Matilde Aguirre. He won 51% of that vote (3,928 to 3,731). He was re-elected to the House in 1996 without opposition.

In the Spring of 1998, while in Tallahassee during the legislative session, Rodriguez-Chomat became famous for picking a fight on the House floor. On April 13, 1998, Chomat scuffled with Rep. Carlos Valdes. Chomat approached Valdes on the House floor, “started insulting him, then grabbed his tie and the scuffle was on”. The debate that led to the fight was over whether to give people vouchers to send their children to private schools. Valdes supported the plan and Chomat opposed it.

That public “Tussle in Tally” may have led to Rodriguez-Chomat losing his House seat as he went down in defeat in the Republican primary in 1998 to Gaston Cantens with Cantens garnering 52% of the vote (2,592 to 2,370).

As I reported yesterday, Rodriguez-Chomat has been a member of The Florida Bar for 35 years.

Judge William Johnson sits in the Juvenile Division. He is 62 years old; so this will be his last term if he is elected. He was a Judge of the Compensation Claims Court for 20 years, from 1977-1997. He was then appointed to the Circuit Court bench by Governor “Walkin” Lawton Chiles. He won a full term in 1998 when he ran unopposed. He was re-elected in 2004, again without opposition. This will be his first contested election.

GROUP 45 This race pits Incumbent Judge Peter Adrien against challenger Samantha Ruiz Cohen.

GROUP 62 This race has two newcomers vying for the six year seat as the result of the retirement of Judge Paul Siegel. Monica Gordo will face Robert Kuntz on August 24, 2010.

IN COUNTY COURT:

These lucky winners have been RE-ELECTED to a six year term on the County Court bench and an annual salary of $137,000. They are:

Group 05 Fred Seraphin
Group 15 Judy Rubenstein
Group 20 Beth Bloom
Group 23 Carroll Kelly
Group 31 Lisa Walsh
Group 34 Rodney Smith
Group 35 Wendell Graham

Our contested elections:

GROUP 07 Incumbent Judge Edward Newman faces challenger Manuel Alvarez

GROUP 11 Incumbent Judge Flora Seff faces challenger Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson

AND NORTH OF THE BORDER …..

UPDATE - UPDATE - AND CORRECTION

Lee Jay Seidman pulled an 11:59 am on Sandy and she now has opposition. So, we now have 11 contested Circuit Court races and Sandy will be working the Borscht Belt all summer long (from Century Village in Deerfield to Century Village in Pembroke Pines).

At last count, there are 10 Incumbent Circuit Court Judges that will face opposition. In “Milt Hirsch” fashion, Sandra “Sandy” Perlman gets elected to a Circuit Court seat without opposition when Incumbent Judge Cheryl Aleman disappears and does not file for re-election. Perlman, a PD, had several earlier face-offs with Aleman. First, during a First Degree Murder trial when Perlman moved to recuse her. Second, after Aleman tried to hold Perlman in Contempt of Court. And finally, they squared off before the JQC. Looks like Perlman has won Round Four without throwing a punch. Congrats to Sandy.

Also in Circuit Court, County Judge Lee Jay Seidman has filed today against Circuit Court Judge Susan Lebow. That makes it a three-way race with Jill Rafilovich joining the party.

In County Court, there will be a total of nine contested elections. Five Incumbents face opposition and two of the races have three candidates.

GOOD LUCK TO THEM ALL.

CAPTAIN OUT ……..