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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 16, 2009

Who Leaked Rating of Judge Nominee?

The State Bar has launched an investigation into who leaked a confidential judicial candidate rating of former California senator Charles "Chuck" Poochigian to the media.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The State Bar has launched an investigation into who leaked a confidential judicial candidate rating of former California Sen. Charles "Chuck" Poochigian to the media.

On Aug. 20, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated Poochigian to the 5th District Court of Appeal in Fresno.

Several days prior to the announcement, the Los Angeles Metropolitan News-Enterprise reported the State Bar...

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