For Immediate Release: March 25, 2016 Contact: Kathleen Russell info@centerforjudicialexcellence.org New Report Alleges Commission on Judicial Performance Doesn’t Measure Up, in State-By-State Comparison Judicial Discipline Agency To Be Challenged at Monday Budget Hearing SACRAMENTO- Court reform advocates from across the state are expected to weigh in with lawmakers on … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Wolferts sisters court-ordered to return to Kansas with father
After more than three months in state custody at the Slate Canyon Juvenile Detention Center in Provo, Danielle and Sydney Wolferts have been ordered by the court to return to Kansas into their father’s custody. Danielle and Sydney, 15 and 16, respectively, were found at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 3 in Pleasant Grove with their mother, Michelle Wolferts, at the Green Grove Apartments. The two sisters … [Read more...]
Memo Re: Upcoming Hearing on Commission on Judicial Performance
This memo details how there are currently zero legal remedies available to litigants in California and includes proposed judicial accountability measures. We encourage you to please read this and share it with your state lawmakers! This information will also be shared in our testimony at the March 28th hearing, we hope to see you there! Memo Re: Upcoming Hearing on Commission on Judicial … [Read more...]
For Domestic Violence Survivors, Family Court Becomes Site of Continued Abuse
When Kate finally escaped her abusive husband, she thought that the violence and terror were over. What she learned instead is that, when children are involved, escape and safety become even more difficult as abusive ex-partners use child custody and the family court system to continue their harassment and abuse. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]