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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 17, 2006

Commission Publicly Admonishes Butte Judge

A Butte County judge was publicly admonished Wednesday for failing to disclose that his father loaned him $71,000 toward his 2000 election campaign.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A Butte County judge was publicly admonished Wednesday for failing to disclose that his father loaned him $71,000 toward his 2000 election campaign.
      The California Commission on Judicial Performance said Superior Court Judge Stephen E. Benson undermined the purpose of the state's campaign finance laws.
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