Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 25, 2015
Judges can't defend colleague under attack over ruling
California's strict judicial ethics rules prohibit judges from publicly commenting on any pending case, no matter how much they might want to do so.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - An Orange County judge's decision three weeks ago to reduce the sentence
of a convicted child molester provoked outrage in the county and the nation, including
demands in social media, the press and the halls of government for the judge to resign
or be recalled.
Some lawyers rushed to defend Supe...
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