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Discipline

Jul. 30, 1998

Group That Rates Hopeful Judges Is Funded by Firms

By Jean Guccione
Daily Journal Senior Writer
        Facing severe budget cutbacks, the State Bar panel that evaluates prospective judicial nominees is asking some of the state's largest law firms to make a one-time donation of $10,000 to finance its state-mandated work - an action some bar leaders concede may create the appearance of conflict of interes...

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