The race between Margie Bisignani Moyle and Frank Castellano for a local judgeship would be a footnote in any other year. The only reason it matters is because it’s really all there is. But it doesn’t mean the race isn’t interesting.

I sat on a committee that interviewed the two (they were the only ones who showed) for an endorsement and Margie pointed out that she was running against the Good Old Boy Network. Of course, she was running for many more reasons than that, and still is, but I thought it was an odd accusation to make.

Then Judge Harhut changed the game by saying the judgeship would be handling juvenile cases, basically, which is Frank Castellano’s area of expertise. Then what Margie said made sense. That assignment was not the original one and it gives Castellano a talking point.

The judgeship would still cover more than family court and juvenile issues and assignments change all the time, so the argument that this qualifies Frank more does not apply. On top of that, Margie’s experience far, far outweighs all of the experience of every single candidate from the primary combined. Seriously. She has a breadth of knowledge that none can compare with.

I hope she wins, despite the best (and weak) efforts of others to downplay her talents by emphasizing Frank’s. Margie should win. Look at the primary totals. I sincerely doubt thousands of Democrats who voted for Margie in the primary will be switching to Frank for the general.