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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 23, 2005

Responsibility Is Nothing Without Consequences

Letter to the Editor - I have not read the Commission on Judicial Performance's decision concerning Judge [Kevin] Ross. Nor do I have any fixed opinion on whether his conduct justified his removal from the bench. But your article ("Watchdog Says Jurist Unsuited to Be a Judge," Nov. 17 Daily Journal) reports that he issued a statement through his attorney in which he stated, "I accept complete responsibility for those specific actions that did not exemplify the highest standards of judicial

Letter to the Editor

        I have not read the Commission on Judicial Performance's decision concerning Judge [Kevin] Ross. Nor do I have any fixed opinion on whether his conduct justified his removal from the bench. But your article ("Watchdog Says Jurist Unsuited to Be a Judge," Nov. 17 Daily Journal) reports that he issued a statement through his attorney in which he stated, "I accept complete responsibility...

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