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Discipline

Aug. 8, 2006

Panel Agrees With Findings Against Judge

In a finding that could lead to a jurist's removal from the bench, a three-judge panel has agreed with state Commission on Judicial Performance charges that Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Diana R. Hall committed willful and prejudicial misconduct.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a finding that could lead to a jurist's removal from the bench, a three-judge panel has agreed with state Commission on Judicial Performance charges that Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Diana R. Hall committed willful and prejudicial misconduct.
      The willful-misconduct allegation is the most severe finding the panel could make. The char...

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