Holding a samurai sword to his daughter’s chest, the father bellowed he would kill her. The baby’s mother, bound and bleeding, begged for their lives. The African-born man, known in court by the pseudonym of Saldo, suspected his Australian partner of cheating. So he tied her to a chair with duct tape, savagely bashed her, dragged her by the hair and forced her to swallow the SIM card in her … [Read more...]
Is the CJP Letting the Criminal Statute of Limitations Run on Egregious Judicial Misconduct Cases?
Well over two months ago, on August 10, 2016, the California Legislature approved a first-ever audit of the California Commission on Judicial Performance (“CJP”), the state’s only judicial discipline agency. Our organization co-led that legislative campaign with Court Reform, LLC and a handful of others. The audit enjoyed widespread bipartisan support from the Legislature, court reform advocates, … [Read more...]
Judicial Discipline Commission Sues to Restrict State Audit
SACRAMENTO — California's judicial disciplinary agency has filed suit to limit the scope of a pending state audit, arguing that the review violates separation of powers doctrine and threatens the confidentiality of investigations. The Commission on Judicial Performance is asking a San Francisco Superior Court judge to block state auditor Elaine Howle from reviewing complaints about judges and … [Read more...]
Judges’ Commission Fights Scope of Audit
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The California Commission on Judicial Performance is challenging the scope of an audit of its operations ordered earlier this year by the Legislature, saying the state Constitution prohibits the review of its core functions and confidential records. "If you imagine for a moment an auditor asking a court 'We want to know how you resolve cases,' you can see where there's a … [Read more...]
CONTACT 13: Judge calls domestic violence ‘home terrorism’
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Home terrorism. That's what a Clark County Family Court judge calls domestic violence. But while we fight terror threats abroad, experts say we leave families in danger in their own homes. Contact 13 investigates our "State of Disgrace." "I saw my dad choking my mom and it scared me." "I am mad at my dad because he broke into our house and took my little brother. … [Read more...]
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