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Judges and Judiciary

Jan. 31, 2015

OC prosecutor appeals 'not qualified' rating by judge selection committee

Allegations and a judge's findings last year that some members of the Orange County district attorney's office misused jailhouse informants to violate suspects' rights now may be preventing local prosecutors from becoming judges.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - Allegations and a judge's findings last year that some members of the Orange County district attorney's office misused jailhouse informants to violate suspects' rights now may prevent local prosecutors from becoming judges.


According to several sources, the State Bar's Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation recently rated as not qualified a highly respected homic...

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