Orange County Judicial candidate Karen Lee Schatzle today announced the Republican Party of Orange County overwhelmingly voted to endorse her for the Superior Court Office Number 48 seat.
Schatzle, an Orange County Senior Deputy District Attorney, won the endorsement vote by a 24-7 margin late Monday night. The action occurred after the Endorsements Committee had recommended no endorsement. Continue reading
It’s very difficult to learn the background and fundamental judicial philosophy of candidates for judge. For one thing, most candidates have never held public office before, so there is little public discourse or scrutiny of their political or philosophical positions available for review. Every voter wants to know if a candidate is conservative, liberal, or moderate. What are their personal beliefs and opinions on the current issues of the day: gay rights, immigration, terrorism, abortion, unions, guns… you name it. But judicial candidates are largely barred from sharing these opinions in California by the Judicial Canons.
Yet there is a “magic” question that all judicial candidates can freely answer, and that truly reveals a great deal about their approach to the law, justice, and many of those hot-button issues. Most simply: which United States Supreme Court Justice, living or dead, do you admire most and why? Continue reading
One of the most potentially heated judicial races in recent memory could be Deputy District Attorney Karen Schatzle’s challenge to unseat sitting Judge Scott Steiner. I say “could be” because so far in this campaign Judge Steiner has been virtually invisible.
After Judge Steiner ran aground on a series of ethical violations that included engaging in sexual relations with at least two women in his chambers at the County Seat’s downtown courthouse in Santa Ana, neither one of them his wife, he was seriously rebuked by the California Council on Judicial Performance (CA CJP). That prompted Schatlze to file for his seat in a bid to eject the “Honorable” Steiner from the bench. Continue reading
SANTA ANA POA ENDORSEMENT BOLSTERS KAREN SCHATZLE’S CAMPAIGN FOR JUDGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2015
Orange, CA – The Santa Ana Police Officers’ Association became the latest public safety organization to announce their enthusiastic endorsement of Karen Schatzle’s campaign for Superior Court Judge today.
In announcing their endorsement, Santa Ana POA President John Franks stated:
“Ethical, honest, and committed to justice, are just a few of the terms that can be used to describe Karen Schatzle. The Santa Ana Police Officers’ Association is proud to announce our enthusiastic endorsement of her campaign to restore integrity to this seat on the bench.” Continue reading
LA HABRA POLICE ASSOCIATION ENDORSES KAREN SCHATZLE’S CAMPAIGN FOR JUDGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2015
Orange, CA – The La Habra Police Association announced their endorsement of Karen Schatzle’s campaign for Superior Court Judge today. The endorsement gives added momentum to Schatzle’s campaign, which announced support from Police Officer Associations in Fullerton, Los Alamitos, and Huntington Beach last month.
In announcing their endorsement, the La Habra Police Association released the following statement: Continue reading
SCHATZLE’S CAMPAIGN GAINS MOMENTUM WITH SUPPORT OF LOS ALAMITOS POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2015
Orange, CA – The Los Alamitos Police Officers’ Association announced their support of Karen Schatzle’s campaign for Superior Court Judge today. The announcement gives momentum to Schatzle’s campaign, which in recent weeks has also earned the endorsements of the Orange County Chapter of the Peace Officers Research Association (PORAC) and the Huntington Beach Police Officers’ Association.
In announcing their endorsement, Los Alamitos Police Officers’ Association President Kain Gallaugher remarked: Continue reading