Local attorney announces bid to become SLO Superior Court judge. Here’s who is running
A San Luis Obispo attorney has announced his bid to become a San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge, officially turning the election for one of the open judge seats into a race.
Paul Phillips is running for the Office 12 seat against San Luis Obispo Deputy District Attorney Mike Frye, who announced his campaign in January. It is the only of the three open seats to have multiple candidates.
Phillips has practiced several disciplines of law, including civil, criminal, business, family and education law, for over 40 years in San Luis Obispo County, he told the Tribune.
“Because of my background and the wide array of cases that I’ve had both civil and criminal, I’m able to understand where people are coming from on different sides of an issue,” he said.
Phillips received his law degree from Pepperdine University after receiving his undergraduate degree from Cal Poly. He also taught business law classes at Cal Poly in 2010.
Who else is running to be a SLO County Judge?
According to the San Luis Obispo County Clerk Recorder’s Office website, there are three judge seats up for election this June: Office 1, Office 10 and Office 12.
Phillips and Frye are running for the Office 12 seat, currently held by Judge Linda Hurst. Hurst confirmed to the Tribune that she will be retiring at the end of her term, which ends Jan. 3, 2023.
Erin Childs, family law commissioner for SLO County, is running for the Office 10 seat, currently held by Judge Dodie A. Harmon, who also confirmed her retirement to the Tribune.
Judge Gayle Peron is unopposed in seeking another term in the Office 1 seat, which she currently holds.
The election will take place on June 7.
