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Have you ever left your ballot blank when it came to voting for superior court judges? Luna joins Midday Edition Tuesday for the second installment of San Diego Politics 101. So in California the prejudice is, and most states, 40 states pretty much, it's to let the voters pick the judges so they won't be beholden to the other elected officials. They rolled all the municipal court judges into the superior courts about 20 years ago. It sounds like a lot but it's a couple hundred judges serving the needs of 3 million people. You go to a small county like Alpine County in California, they've got a couple thousand people that each judge represents. Q: Are judges prohibited from running active political campaigns? Q: Only 2 of the 47 judges' races this year have more than one candidate. A: You look at the candidates and you do the Google and if they have anything in The San Diego Union-Tribune or in Voice of San Diego you can get background on them. If so, ask us here: San Diego Politics 101 — the KPBS Midday Edition segment where your questions get answered