The six-month sentence imposed by the judge in the Stanford University sexual assault case has ignited calls for greater judicial accountability and transparency in California state courts.
Among them, Assemblywoman Catharine Baker has requested an audit to the body that investigates judicial misconduct, the Commission on Judicial Performance.
The state created the Commission on Judicial Performance in 1960 as an independent agency responsible for investigating complaints against the state’s 2,175 active judges. It’s mandated to protect the public against “incompetency, misconduct or nonperformance on the bench.” [Read Full Article]