California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 28, 2016
Appellate court weighs OC judge-papering case
DA tells justices motive for disqualifying judge is irrelevant as long as proper procedure is followed.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - A trio of justices hinted Tuesday that Orange County prosecutors' repeated attempts to disqualify from felony cases a superior court judge who ruled against them in the wake of a jailhouse informant scandal were retaliatory and meant to intimidate. But they questioned whether case law allows for such challenges to be rejected for those reasons.
Arguing on behalf of the district...
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