The Center for Judicial Excellence has been talking to journalist Trey Bundy about the judicial trafficking of children to abusive parents in the family courts for a long time. Be sure to listen to his Bitter Custody from the March 9th, 2019 Reveal Radio Hour. In November 2014, our Director secured the pitch, then she and two colleagues made the case for an in-depth investigation into the … [Read more...]
California’s troubled judicial misconduct watchdog may miss key deadlines to improve
This past April, the California state audit reviewing the Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) exposed weaknesses in its systems and failures in its oversite, which allowed for judicial misconduct to persist. In order to enact the changes set forth in the audit, the CJP should have requested funding from the State by the June deadline. However, they missed it, using, as executive director … [Read more...]
Local Radio Interview with Kathleen Russell, CJE Executive Director
On June 1st, Best of Investing radio hosts Patti Cohn (CJE Board Chair) and Edward Brown interviewed CJE Executive Director, Kathleen Russell. You can listen to the interview in its entirety here! … [Read more...]
Press Release: Official Report Exposes Crisis at California’s Judicial Oversight Agency
First External Review of Commission on Judicial Performance in Nearly 60 Years Urges Sweeping Changes to Agency. The California State Auditor released a detailed, 85-page report today about its legislatively-ordered investigation into the state’s only judicial oversight agency, the Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP), capping a three-year effort that was led by the Center for Judicial … [Read more...]
California State Auditor’s Report Exposes Crisis at Commission on Judicial Performance
Boy, it's a good thing that we are patient and persistent. After three years of heavy lifting in the state legislature, a contentious two-year legal battle that nearly killed it, and our ongoing commitment to hold the powerful accountable, we are thrilled to report that the first external review into the state's only judicial oversight agency in nearly 60 years is now complete. This report is a … [Read more...]
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