You be the judge

Re “Who should judge?” endorsement, April 21

Your editorial does a grave disservice. Rather than blithely extolling the virtues of your picks, you ought to take the time to recite the backgrounds of all of the candidates for Los Angeles Superior Court judge and then explain why you believe that your selections are the proper ones. You also ought to take into consideration the evaluations of the Los Angeles County Bar Assn.’s analysis and ratings of the candidates. Then your readers might be able to make a more appropriate decision about who to vote for in the June primary election.

Finally, you should do this in the week before the election rather than almost two months before. Your readers will have long forgotten what you now have to say, save for your election-day picks, which are synonymous with the multitude of pre-election ballot mailings paid for by the candidates who can afford them.

Larry Mason

Marina Del Rey

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Your editorial is outstanding. Not only did you provide recommendations, you educated voters about the power of the judiciary and the way judges are appointed and elected in Los Angeles County. Voting for judges is among the most difficult decisions the electorate faces because so little is known about them or the way the process works.

Doris Rosenberg

Redondo Beach