Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 18, 2008
Alameda Judge Chided for Biased Comments
The Commission on Judicial Performance Tueday publicly admonished Alameda judge Christine Moruza, citing numerous cases in which she made inappropriate, often personal, comments that seemed to show a bias from the bench.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - After stating in court that a domestic violence case was a "crazy waste of time," an Alameda County judge told attorneys in her chambers that she'd once tried to slap her husband, but he was quicker and hit her first. Less than a week later, Christine K. Moruza seemed to suggest that public defenders' cases should take a back seat to those handled by private counsel, telling a defendant: "...
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