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Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

May 31, 2018

San Mateo County judge admonished for improper remarks

The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Lisa A. Novak for making improper remarks to an attorney, her bailiff and other judges.

The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Lisa A. Novak for making improper remarks to an attorney, her bailiff and other judges.

Novak, who was previously disciplined by the commission in 2011, did not pursue a public hearing, according to the judge’s attorney, Janet L. Everson of Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney, who said the facts of the case did not warrant litigation. <...

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