Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal
Dec. 20, 2018
Despite undisclosed campaign donations, appellate panel upholds judge’s impartiality
In an unpublished portion of a 49-page opinion the justices said a Ventura County judge's campaign donations from defense attorneys did not have a bearing on his ruling for the defense.
A Ventura County judge acted impartially despite a plaintiffs' claim he should have been disqualified by donations to his re-election campaign from partners handling the defense, an appeals panel ruled.
On Feb. 10, 2016 the Commission on Judicial Performance admonished Judge Henry J. Walsh for failing to disclose contributions to his 2012 campaign by attorneys who appeared before him after the election. That same day, he signed a jud...
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