The Morning After

Judicial primaries thin the field
for November election.

Getting out the vote is crucial, she
said, as is encouraging voters to cast
their votes in an educated way. "We're
imary elections took place
doing our part to provide information
uesday, but several of
to the electorate, to hold voter forums."
Oakland County's nonpartisan
D'Agostini, who received the highest
an
number of votes in the 48th District
judicial races were too close to
call until Wednesday morning.
race, said she was extremely grateful to
Judge Jessica Cooper, currently a
all those who believe in her and in her
goals.
judge in the 6th Circuit Court in
Oakland County, was the top vote-get-
"My commitment has not
ter in the District 2 Appeals Court race.
wavered," she said. "I hope to earn
She will face fellow 6th Circuit Court
your consideration in November."
Judge James Brennan in the November
The district covers the Bloomfield-
general election for the non-
Birmingham-West
incumbent six-year term end-
Bloomfield area.
ing Jan. 1, 2007.
D'Agostini is of Lebanese
District 2 serves Oakland,
origin, and Smith is Jewish.
Macomb, Genessee and
However, both said they
Shiawassee counties. The job
intend to keep the issue of
pays $129,551 annually.
ethnicity far away from their
Reached Wednesday in
campaigns.
her office in the Oakland
"This race will come down
County Courthouse, the elat-
to qualifications — period,"
ed Cooper said, "I am
D'Agostini said during the
Judge Jessica Cooper
absolutely up in the air." The
primary campaign.
race was so close Tuesday
This week, Smith echoed
night that Cooper and her family even-
that sentiment: "I hope it's going to be
tually went to sleep, figuring they'd find
an election of the best qualified candi-
out the results in the morning.
date."
Cooper, who has a combination of
Two Jewish candidates, attorneys
22 years of judicial and trial experience,
Paul Fischer and Randall Miller,
has sat on the Court of Appeals three
entered the primary elections for judge
times as a visiting judge. The appeals
of the 6th Circuit Court. Neither made
court needs no major changes, she said.
it past the primaries, where Richard
"Instead of changes, it needs more of
Kuhn and Patrick Brennan ran away
an orientation towards academics," she
with the majority of the votes.
said.
The non-incumbent six-year posi-
The primary also narrowed the race
tion pays $119,694 annually.
for 48th District Court from five candi-
Fischer attributed the results to two
dates to two. The position runs for six
major factors: low voter turnout and
years, at an annual salary of $118,285.
name recognition.
Magistrate Barbara Smith and Assistant
Fischer said he had spent about
Prosecutor Diane D'Agostini will face
$43,000, mostly his own money, on
each other in the November elections.
the campaign. "I don't know what that
Smith said she and her campaign
means to other people, but that's a lot
workers "have our work cut out for us."
to me." ❑

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