Tia Ramirez, a chief deputy city attorney for the city of San Diego who currently leads city attorney’s office’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit, is running to be a San Diego Superior Court judge. She is seeking Office No. 32.
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Ramirez, who lives in San Diego, faces two opponents for the seat. She has been endorsed by at least 34 current or retired superior court judges and eight local law enforcement unions.
The San Diego County Bar Association rated Ramirez as “Qualified,” the organization’s third-highest evaluation rating for judicial candidates.
According to the organization, the rating indicates a candidate presently possesses “professional ability, experience, competence, integrity and/or temperament indicating ability to perform the judicial function.” The evaluations are not endorsements.
Judicial races are nonpartisan.
The Union-Tribune emailed a series of questions to Ramirez and other candidates to help inform voters about their positions, priorities and plans if elected.
Ramirez said AI tools were used to assist with editing her responses to the Union-Tribune’s questions.
My unique experience, which qualifies me to be a Judge, comprises a rare blend of advocacy, neutrality, and management. For nearly 2 decades, I have served the public while leading units and rising through the ranks at the City Attorney’s office. I have been a civil litigator, handling wrongful death matters, a domestic violence prosecutor managing caseloads with trials involving serious and sensitive subjects, and led unit operations as a Chief Deputy City Attorney, guiding and leading junior attorneys in daily operations. In addition, I have been an Administrative Law Judge presiding over a courtroom, ensuring the respectful and impartial application of justice to all parties involved. This blend of management, law, and trial experience, combined with judicial experience, uniquely qualifies me to perform the duties of a judge.
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I want to be a judge because I’m committed to giving back to my community and serving in a greater capacity. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on helping others and taking on increasing responsibility in public service. Serving as a San Diego Superior Court Judge represents the highest level of that commitment. The people of San Diego deserve justice that is fair, impartial, and of the highest quality, and I believe my experience and integrity have prepared me to deliver exactly that.
I believe everyone who enters a courtroom deserves to be fully heard with dignity and respect. They deserve rulings that are fair and impartial, accurately and correctly applying the law without the interference of personal preferences, politics, or opinions. Justice should be impartial and consistent from courtroom to courtroom.
I am the candidate with the life experience, legal experience, leadership experience, and judicial experience required to dutifully perform as a Superior Court Judge. In addition, I have the integrity, demeanor, work ethic, compassion, and resilience to excel in the position.
Someone recently described generative AI as a tool that, when used responsibly, can make work more efficient. I tend to agree. Just as we moved from typewriters to word processors to computers and now to laptops, AI can increase efficiency in work. But it can’t replace human creativity, judgment, or originality. Generative AI can produce responses based on aggregated data, but it cannot reason through novel issues or apply thoughtful interpretation; it can increase efficiency, but it cannot replace judicial interpretation, analysis, or judgment.
I am grateful that the San Diego County Bar Association judicial evaluation committee determined that I had the qualities required to function as a San Diego Superior Court judge.
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