Commissioner Elizabeth Tucker has won the position of Riverside judge with 58% of the vote.
Riverside County’s certified official vote count has her with 483,252 votes, compared to her opponent, prosecutor Gerald Pfohl, who has 349,075.
“I think in our justice system, people need to feel, and believe, and know that their voice will be heard, and there’s an opportunity for justice. The courts are the last safeguards of people’s rights,” Tucker said by phone.
“I really believe in our process, our system of justice, our Constitution, the right to be heard and the legal process.”
This marks the first election in which a court commissioner