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State Bar & Bar Associations

Oct. 12, 2013

Lawyers share stories about judges, urged to report bad behavior

At the State Bar convention in San Jose, the chief counsel and director of the state Commission on Judicial Performance also touts video recordings of all court proceedings.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN JOSE - Has a judge ever threatened you with a sex toy in a courtroom?


It's happened, according to Victoria B. Henley, the chief counsel and director for the state Commission on Judicial Performance.


Henley joined two panelists Thursday at a State Bar convention in San Jose to discuss what happens when judges misbehave and what lawyers can do about it. Her agency is responsible for f...

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