I don't believe that any of the current sitting judges came from a family law background. If I'm elected, I am going to advocate for a permanent family law court judge position. Bruce Watson, the presiding judge of the Superior Court, has said that for at least the first three years the person elected to succeed retiring Judge John Buffington will be serving as the family court judge but thereafter the assignment may rotate. When you go to vote, it doesn't say vote for one family court judge. But Wagner said that it would be a serious set-back to have judges rotate in and out of that position in the family law court.
Specialization is critically important especially in the area of family law.
I spend 60 to 80 hours a year going to specialized conferences keeping abreast of the latest research in the areas of repressed memory, bonding, sexual abuse all the areas that impact on family law. I subscribe to eight to 10 journals in this area as I suspect Chris does in the area of criminal defense where he does most of his work. Voters will decide this and other local and state races Nov. 3.