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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 6, 2009

Righting the Bench

Lawyers dealing with issues of judicial misconduct must weigh their remedies against the actions that might be taken by the judge, writes Michael Antin. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Michael Antin

"Most judges are interesting people with good ideas about solving the problems facing the justice system and society, and are ordinarily active in the life of their communities," according to David M. Rothman in the "California Judicial Conduct Handbook." However, judges make mistakes, as do the rest of us. Since the California state procedures are dissimilar from federal rules, only the state options will be examined...

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