Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 11, 2025
SF public defender insists judge is harasser, court says CJP disagrees
A San Francisco judge defended in an unusual news release by the court against allegations of harassment of women public defenders has been accused of new inappropriate behavior after the Commission on Judicial Performance found previous claims against him required no action.
The San Francisco Public Defender's Office hit back at a court rejecting allegations that a judge had engaged in "a pattern of harassment and hostility" toward its attorneys.
Superior Court Judge Braden C. Woods, now assigned to a civil calendar, was accused by the public defender's office in 2021 of "sexually charged and inappropriate statements," losing his temper while on the bench, and "demeaning young women attorneys of color who appear in hi...
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