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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal

Jan. 8, 2018

Former LA judge released from probation despite relapse

A former judge arrested after drunkenly shooting at police in 2014 was removed from supervised probation on Friday.

Former LA judge released from probation despite relapse
James A. Bascue, former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge

SANTA ANA — A former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge arrested after drunkenly shooting at police in 2014 was removed from supervised probation on Friday, despite relapsing and drinking alcohol early last year.

James A. Bascue, who was disbarred in July, told Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals that he made a mistake last February when he drank a couple of glasses of wine after his son brought a bottle of w...

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