San Diego Superior Court Commissioners Rosy Meyerowitz and Kelly Mertsoc, who ran unopposed, will also join Brian Erickson and Valerie Summers as newest judges
A pair of San Diego County deputy district attorneys have clinched their election victories and will join two San Diego Superior Court commissioners as the newest judges on the county bench. In the race for San Diego Superior Court judge Office No. 41, Brian Erickson defeated Jodi Cleesattle, an assistant state attorney general. For Office No. 43, Valerie Summers defeated Koryn Sheppard, a family law litigator.
She also teaches criminal justice courses at UC San Diego. She defeated Sheppard by a nearly 2-to -1 margin. 'I am grateful for all the support from San Diego law enforcement, the Summer Stephan, my fellow deputy district attorneys, the San Diego bench and the community,' Summers told the Union-Tribune on Monday. Sheppard sent Summers a congratulatory message a day after election-night results showed Summers with a commanding lead.