DENNIS HAYASHI

CASTRO VALLEY — Dennis Hayashi has declared that he will run for Alameda County Superior Court, District 9, in the June election.

Already, he has secured the endorsements of a number of state and local elected officials, judges, associations and advocacy groups, including State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Alameda County Undersheriff Richard Lucia, the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of Alameda County, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association, Hayward Firefighters Local 1909, and Crime Victims United.

According to the Berkeley Daily Planet, 16 potential candidates took out papers for the vacant seat, but 12, including Deputy Oakland City Attorney Mark Morodomi, either withdrew or failed to qualify. In addition to Hayashi, the candidates are Dennis Reid, Victoria Kolakowski, and Philip Daly.

“My commitment to public service leads me to seek the election for judge of the Alameda County Superior Court,” stated Hayashi. “As a judge, I will be dedicated to maintaining the highest ethical standards of judicial service, where judges remain impartial and render decisions that are fair and free of bias.”

Hayashi has had a lifelong commitment to public service, providing leadership in the legal community for over 30 years. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993, he served as director of the Office for Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he was responsible for ensuring that programs and activities receiving funds from HHS were in compliance with all civil rights laws.

For five years, he also served as director of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

In 2005, Hayashi was elected to the Board of AC Transit, where he worked to ensure affordable transportation to all residents of Alameda County.

In November 2006, he ran for another open Superior Court judge position. During this campaign, Hayashi garnered the most votes in the primary as he was endorsed by the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Alameda County Democratic Party; however, he came in second place by a margin of only 2 percent in the general election.

A graduate of Occidental College with a JD from Hastings College of Law, he continues to work in public interest law. He lives in Castro Valley with his wife, Mary, who serves as the Assemblywoman for District 18.

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