Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Sep. 29, 2020
The ethics of endorsement: Our high court should speak up
If the state of California is looking to reckon with the pseudo-symbiotic relationship between the justice system and law enforcement, it should start by tracing the connection back to its primary source.
Eugene M. Hyman
Judge (Ret.)
San Clara County Superior Court
Santa Clara Univ Law School
Eugene is a retired judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, where for 20 years he presided over cases in the criminal, civil, probate, family and delinquency divisions of the court. He has presided over an adult domestic violence court and in 1999 presided over the first juvenile domestic violence and family violence court in the United States.
If the state of California is looking to reckon with the pseudo-symbiotic relationship between the justice system and law enforcement, it should start by tracing the connection back to its primary source.
An endorsement can make or break a candidate's prospects, and for an aspiring attorney or reigning commissioner, the backing of a local law enforcement association, prominent labor organization, the chief of police, the deputy dist...
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