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Judges and Judiciary,
Government

Aug. 24, 2017

Persky bid to invalidate recall effort draws opposition

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky’s efforts to invalidate the recall effort against him has prompted the Secretary of State to ask to intervene in a case that has also already seen the substitution of a judge.

SAN JOSE — Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky’s efforts to invalidate the recall effort against him has prompted the secretary of state to ask to intervene in a case that has also already seen the substitution of a judge.

Persky, targeted for recall by petitioners who say he has issued biased rulings against female sexual assault victims and in favor of male athletes, was granted a temporary restraining order stopp...

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