Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php
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diff -u -N -r11361 -r11381
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(.../db_event_handler.php)	(revision 11361)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(.../db_event_handler.php)	(revision 11381)
@@ -803,10 +803,11 @@
 				}
 			}
 
-			if ($sorting_configs && isset ($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting1Field'])){
+			// get default sortings fields
+			if (array_key_exists('DefaultSorting1Field', $sorting_configs)) {
 				$list_sortings[$sorting_prefix]['Sorting'] = Array(
 					$this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting1Field']) => $this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting1Dir']),
-					$this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting2Field']) => $this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting2Dir']),
+				$this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting2Field']) => $this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['DefaultSorting2Dir']),
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -824,12 +825,21 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			// get Editor Pick sorting preference and field
+			if (array_key_exists('ForceEditorPick', $sorting_configs) && $this->Application->ConfigValue($sorting_configs['ForceEditorPick']) && array_key_exists('ForceEditorPickField', $sorting_configs)) {
+				foreach ($sorting_configs['ForceEditorPickField'] as $field => $dir) {
+					$object->AddOrderField($field, $dir);
+				}
+			}
+
 			if ( $forced_sorting = getArrayValue($list_sortings, $sorting_prefix, 'ForcedSorting') ) {
 				foreach ($forced_sorting as $field => $dir) {
 					$object->AddOrderField($field, $dir);
 				}
 			}
 
+			if ( $forced_sorting = getArrayValue($list_sortings, $sorting_prefix, 'ForcedSorting') ) {
+
 			if($cur_sort1 != '' && $cur_sort1_dir != '')
 			{
 				$object->AddOrderField($cur_sort1, $cur_sort1_dir);