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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 11, 2010

Judge Faces Discipline Over Warning

The state's judicial watchdog agency has launched disciplinary proceedings against a Placer County Superior Court judge, accusing him of overstepping his bounds by warning a litigant in a small claims case.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The state's judicial watchdog agency has launched disciplinary proceedings against a Placer County Superior Court judge, accusing him of overstepping his bounds by warning a litigant in a small claims case.

In its complaint against Judge Joseph O'Flaherty, filed Feb. 3, the Commission on Judicial Performance accused him of willful misconduct in office, conduct ...

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