The panel responsible for judging California’s judges appears all too eager to avoid being judged itself.
In a year-old dispute heard in San Francisco Superior Court last week, State Auditor Elaine Howle’s office has asked for Commission on Judicial Performance case records to conduct its first audit of the half-century-old body. The commission has refused, arguing that its constitutional power to keep proceedings secret trumps the authority of legislators requesting the audit. [Read Full Article]