Ep. 66: This is Why We Vote: Justice for All

For our third installment in the “This is Why We Vote” series, Bertha & Jacob are joined by Randy Fiedler. Randy is a public defender specializing in capital cases. We talk about the history of voting for judges in Nevada, and why it is important to be informed when voting on the judge races. 

“For a balanced bench, vote for defenders” by Randy Fiedler - https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/for-a-balanced-bench-vote-for-defenders 

Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice - https://nacjdefenders.org/ 

Equal Justice Initiative - https://eji.org/ 

Douglas Herndon & Bill Kephart, candidates for Supreme Court & District Judge both were prosecutors in case where the defendant was recently pardoned due to a wrongful conviction. https://www.propublica.org/article/fred-steese-nevada-pardons-wrongfully-convicted-man-featured-in-our-story 

The New Jim Crow https://bookshop.org/books/the-new-jim-crow-mass-incarceration-in-the-age-of-colorblindness-anniversary/9781620971932 

Marshall Looking with One Eye - https://www.instagram.com/marshalllookingwithoneeye/ 

List of candidates with defense experience and supported by the W&F team: https://twitter.com/JohnPiroNV/status/1306026966034784256?s=20 

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