Ashley Young knew her son was in danger of being hurt. She was wrong, it seems, about who would do the hurting. Young thought little Kenai Whyte’s father, Dave Whyte, was a danger to him — and she had good reason to think so. But prosecutors say it was Whyte’s wife, Marie Buie, who beat the child horribly on Jan. 31. The 3-year-old died two days later. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]

California’s judicial disciplinary agency is too lenient and too secretive, an advocacy group charged Monday in a report submitted to the Legislature. The Commission on Judicial Performance, established in 1960 as the first agency in any state with the power to investigate judges for ethical violations, dismisses nearly 90 percent of the public complaints it receives and imposes discipline … [Read more...]

March 28th Oversight Hearing on the Commission on Judicial Performance & Judicial Accountability Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 on Public Safety 3/28/16 Hearing Agenda We had a great turnout at Monday's CJP & Judicial Accountability Hearing in Sacramento, thank you to everyone who made it! Through the powerful panel and public testimony, we had the chance to tell state … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]