News Scrapbook 1988

San Diego, CA (San Diego C~.) San Diego Union (Cir . D. 217 ,089) (Cir. S. 341,840) APR 15 1988

San Diego, CA ($.i n 01eyo c~.) S,1n Diego Union (Cir. D. 217 ,089) (Cir. S. 341,840) APR 16 1988

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Est. 1888 mpact ofpolitics in selecting judges discussed By Lorie Hearn 7 -~5~ Staff Writer c;r- t Supreme Court, did not talk about a need for changing the system.

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Un, who is a Municipal Court candi• date in the June election, summed up her opposition to Bork simply: "I am black and I am a woman." And although she said Ginsburg's past use of marijuana could raise a moral question, Franklin said she not believe it "would have interfered with his ability to interpret the Con- stitution." Sheldon Krantz dean of_!!le lll- vers o an iego law school, and dl!rense attorney Alex Landon indi- cated that Ginsburg's use of marijua- na should not alone have disqualified him. Krantz and Landon also indicated they were disturbed with the role politics played in the confirmation and retention processes, a subject to be discussed by Richardson and for- mer state Supreme Court Justice Jo- seph Grodin 1t UCSD tonight at 8 //

Gov. Ronald Reagan, declined to ex- press his views about the state Su- preme Court election or the nomina- tions of Bork and Ginsburg to the U.S. Supreme Court. In an interview after the panel dis- cussion, however, Richardson said that generally he did not believe state high court justices should be subjected to frequent retention elec- tions, and that be worried about the ethical dilemma of judges who must raise funds to fight well-financed op• position. "I can say I feel the people ... have the right to do what they did" in the 1986 judicial election, Richardson said, addmg the qualifier: "Leave it to the people to decide whether what they did was right." Patricia Benke, a justice of 4th District Court of Appeal who was considered for a place on the state

The national debate over the poli- tics of judgmg judges came to life in San Diego yesterday as hundreds of high school students listened to the experts do some Monday morning quarterbacking over Robert H. Bork, Douglas M. Ginsburg and the historic 1986 election defeat of three state Su- preme Court justices. Among the experts at the UCSD symposium were three people in po- sitions to know about how politics are injected into the judiciary: a re- tired California Supreme Court jus- tice, a judge sittmg on the Court of Appeal and a candidate for Munici- pal Court. Predictably, their opinions con- flicted - and when pressed, retired Supreme Court Justice Frank K. Richar son, appointed by former

"It is a political process, and I think that has to be accepted from the outset," she said, expressing con- fidence in the public's ability to choose and in the prospect that the recent furors over judicial candi• dates are unusual. Benke wouldn't criticize the Sen- ate's rejection of Bork for a U.S. Su- preme Court seat. It was clear, she said, that "he was totally out of step with current jurisprudence." Of Ginsburg, who withdrew his name for the same seat after his use of marijuana was publicized, she said: "We should not have a person on that court who has admitted - involuntarily - that he bas violated the law." Confining her comments to the na- tional seem\ attorney Mary Frank-

• Church of the Good Saman- ill hold a parking lot sale from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday. Proceeds will go to the building fund. • Tom Johnson of the West Valle) church of Religious Science wil present a class on healmg througl spiritual mind treatment from 7 to I 'P,m. Thursday at the San Dieg Church of Rellgiou Science o Georgia Street. Call 291-6132 for ir formation. South Bi hop Robert Miller will preac at the 9 a.m worship service tomo1 row at Victory Lutheran Churcl which will be officially received int Pacifica Synod of the Evangelica, Lutheran Church m Am rica by the isbop. The 120 member m1SS1 congre- gation meets at Boruta ista Senior High School at Otay La es Road and HStreet in Chula Vista and the Rev. Larry Rehlander is th pa tor A festival will foll the service and a noon potluck 111 be held at El Rancho del Rey Park The Pacifica Synod is one of 65 synod in the 5.3 million-member ELCA. the largest Lutheran body m the United States. East First United Methodist Church of El Cajon will present the cantata "Living Witnesses" at 7 p.m. today and tomorrow at the church. • Christian dramatls Curt loo- mger will perform at the 9:30 a.m. tan Covenant Church. He also will dlS- cuss the role of drama in worship at the following Sunday School hour. The congregation meets in the Sev- enth-day Adventist Church on Lake ,--- Jennings Park Road, Lakeside. • Lemon Grove United Methodtst Church women will bold a rummage sale at 8 a.m. today in the church fellowship hall. North / service tomorro for Community

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Rabbi David Saperstein Temple's guest scholar a.m. service tomorrow for n in a group baby bower. The gifts will be distributed through the Clalremont Christian ervlce Agency • mlnar on leading evangelis- tic home Bible tudies will be led by Billie Han Jr. next weekend at First Baptist Church, Pacific Beach. He will speak at 7 p.m. Friday and at 9 a.m next Saturday. The program 1s ponsortd by the San Diego Southern Bapllst Association. • Organist Janice Stewart will give a recital at 4 p.m. tomorrow at La Jolla Presbyterian Church where he has been associate organist for even years. Her program will in- cl.1de works of Vieme, Bach, Saint- Saen , Dupre, Tournemire and Messi- aen. • The Chancel Choir of Pioneer United Church of Christ will present Schubert's "Mass m G" at 7-30 p.m. tomorrow at the church • The Lutheran Expression of Marriage Encounter has openings for the v.eekend session of May 13 to 15. Married couples of any faith or non- church members are welcome to at- tend. Call Ron or Emily Hubbard at 270-4975 for information. • College Avenue Baptist Church will present "A Family Affair," with J Allan Petersen, author and speak• er on marriage and family matters, April 24 to 26. Call the church or y newborn babi a color slide and sound presentation, will be given by UCSD medical stu- dent Dale Ekstrum at University Lu- theran Church during the 10 a m. • Linda Hills, executive director the American Civil Liberties Union, will lead a discussion titled ary Medicine: The ACLU's of "A Nee lure" at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at First Unitarian Church's Bard Hall. A re- • The Stauffer Wind Quintet will give a concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the First Unitarian Church Meet- • Tamar Frankie!, professor in the Department of Religious Studies at UC Berkeley, will give a talk ti- tied "Who Reads the Bible?" at 4 p.m. Wednesday in SDSU's Hepner Hall, Room 221. The lecture IS pon- sored by the Lipinsky Institute for ception will follow. ing House. • San Diego Church of the Inner Light will observe its third anniver- sary at 9 and 11 a.m. services tomor- row with the Rev. Mike Graham-Al· corn, founding minister. The church worship hour. Purpose, Polici , History and Fu- Judaic Studies.

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LOCAL BRIEFS C ;~: sets course record in La Jo la half marathon singles matches, and Dave Ste~a'.t in doubles.

division. Jose Palos, at 1:32:57, and Lila Steinberg, at 1:52:43, were the winners in the 60-and-over division. Jennifer: Larking bea!XfisUKern 6-4, 7-5 to win at No. 1 doubles, and the host Toreras beat University of the Pacific, 5-4. Aby Brayton defeated Leslie Powell 6-4, 6-0 to win a smgles match for USD (12-9). The men's team lost to top-ranked Pepperdine, 6-3, in Malibu. John Mat- tera and David Edwards won their USO tennis -

Laurie Crisp of El Cajon was the overall women's winner with a course-reco,d 1:17:06 in the La Jolla Half-Marathcn yesterday The former women's record, 1:19:16, was held by Canadian Sylvi- nae Puntous. Sean Evans was the men's winner with a time of 1:()9:12 over the 13.1- mile course. Edward Cordova was second overall in 1:09:42. Triathlete Scott Tinley was third at 1:10:52. Sandra Mitchell had a 1:33:01 and Tom Daly a 1;22:36 tn win +i.e 40-49

and Scott Patridge teamed to wm m doubles. The Toreros are 15-11. UCSD tennis - Hunter Gallaway defeated Gordon Hammond 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles as the sixth-rank~? Tritons beat Brigham Young-liawan, 5-4, in Honolulu. Bob Hampton beat Sig Huber 6-2, 6-3 in No. 2 smgles. Hammond and Hampton beat Gallaway and Huber

crew - The USD men's varsity eight came in fir"sr1ir5:08 in the San Diego City Championships at _Teco- lote Shores. SDSU was second m 5:13 and UCSD finished one second later. The SDSU women's varsity eight won followed by UCSD and USD. The 'usD freshmen eight were first in 4:59, followed by SDSU (5:04) and UCSD (5:09).

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San Diego, CA (San Diego co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,092)

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The Rev. G.Woodin Garvin h. sac- cho Bernarao Communit · Church, He has been at Rancho Bernardo smce last year as a supply pastor to fill a vacancy. He is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and Fuller Theological Seminary and earned a doctorate of ministry and master of d1vmity at San Francisco Theologi- Garvin spent more than three years with the Hoopa Indians and 10 years at Pasadena Presbyterian Church before commg to Rancho The church's children's choir will present a musical, "We Like Sheep,'' at 4 p.m. tomorrow. A reception will • St. Peter's Episcopal Church will be selling hundreds of books the retiring rector's library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the church in Del Mar. Proceeds will benefit the Fawcett Library. follow. from day of renewal at St. James Parish in Solana Beach from 9a.m. to 4:30 p.m. next Saturday. Call 459-3255 for in- Presbyterian.. cal Seminary. Bernardo. • The Rev. Jim isbet will lead a

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row • First Presbytenan Church Con- cert Series presents Carol Neblett, soprano, in a recital at 7:30 p.m. to- morrow • Th Congregational Church of La Jolla and the Bach Society of La Jolla will pr ent the Orpeus Ensem- ble m an All Bach Concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. • The San Diego Friends of Father Wa on's Orphans, newly formed to help Si ter Virginia McMonagle and her friends establish an orphanage and Aid Hospice for children in Haiti, will gather for Ma at 6 p.m. Apnl 24 at All Hallows Catholic Church followed by a dinner and in- formal information-sharing session. For information call 459-5084 by Monday. • The women of University City United Church of Christ will bring layettes and baby food to the 10:30

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Graduate Degrees In M·arine Sci~nces P.,.Q,/,"'> SAN DIEGO-In a move that is hoped to strengthen the region's marine-related business and re- search activities, the Uruversill( of Sanj)iega bait_announced the es- tablishment of graduate degree programs in marine science and ocean studies. The new graduate degree pro- grams, master of marine science and master of ocean studies, are designed to complement USD's three-year-old marine studies un- dergraduate program. "San Diego is a major national oceanographic and marine re- search and business center, and 'fast becoming an international center. We fully expect that our graduate and undergraduate de-

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'ilrigadoon· - 11SP Thaalre Art• pre- sents Lerner and Loewe's musical about mythical lriSh town that comes to life once every hundred years, and young romant,c- minded man whO happens upon it, 8 p.m. April 22 and 23 and 2 p.m. April 24, Camino Theater Tickets: general, $5; students. senior citizens and mllilary, $3; ch1ldre~).~~ under, $2. Information: 260-4712._,c..,1~

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• UCSD panelists ask: Who snould juclge judges? Dy BR D <,R VF:S C, t:; . Ught Staff Writer That and a number of other Court Justices - Frank Richard- for Judges not to be _elected by Which I wor e: having judge i ·sue related to selecting Judges son ran Joseph Grodin ~opular ~ote,. seminar par- ruu,1111 for election (and financ- were batted around last week at Grodin was one of the t~o t1c1pants said. Richardson gave a mg I campaign) before publi the ni~th annual. Earl Warren ~u tice to be vo~ed ou! of off~ce few. . . . that is largely un chool din legal M mon I ympos1um, a two-day m 1986 ~long w_1~h Chief Ju~llce . For o~e thmg, campa1gnmg matter ,ind su c ptible to mo- nunar held at UC D, Rose Bird. Critics complamed distracts J_udges from the work at tion.il appc,ils or having a Seventeen local judges, at• that the three justices opposed hand: A Ju~ge m.a~ feel pressu~e lcgt\laturc or anoth I govern• torneys and legal scholar joined the death penalt~ _and were to _ta:lor his positions to public mcnt body elect th judge tor in the deb tes along with two generally soft on cnmmals. op101on,. an~ per~aps even th public'/ tor mer aliforniu There are many good reasons change his rulings durmg an elec- tion year. And judges have to col- lect money for their campaigns. The latter task, Richardson said, is "distasteful" and gives "appearances of impropriety." The problem was recently il- lustrated in Texas, Grodin said, when Pennzoil sued Texaco. Both companies co t ributed Please see JUDG , AlO