Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 87
Los Angeles County, California
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · Runoff election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 56 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 9,808,667 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 9,808,667) ÷ ln(50,000) = 56.41, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Anthony (A.J.) Bayne is a Los Angeles County deputy public defender licensed since 1994, with more than 25 years in the office and 19 of them at the Compton courthouse. He has tried more than 100 jury trials, including serious felony cases.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
David DeJute is a Los Angeles attorney at Michelman & Robinson and a Pepperdine law professor who directs its Disaster Relief Clinic. A Notre Dame and Harvard Law graduate, he clerked for a federal judge, served as an assistant U.S. attorney, and led litigation at Sony Pictures.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for
Sources: results.lavote.gov · laist.com