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Sep. 20, 2018

Contra Costa County judge’s attorney says complaints against him part of public defender’s campaign

The Commission on Judicial Performance has alleged a Contra Costa County judge sexually harassed multiple women and committed other judicial misconduct including ex parte communications, and his defense attorney said the case is part of a campaign against the county’s criminal judges by the public defender’s office.

A Contra Costa County judge sexually harassed multiple women and committed other judicial misconduct including ex parte communications, the Commission on Judicial Performance has alleged. The judge’s defense attorney said the case is part of a campaign against the county’s criminal judges by the public defender’s office.

According to a formal notice made public Wednesday, which includes nine accusations of judicial misconduct, Supe...

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