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Judges and Judiciary

May 18, 2016

Sacramento County judge admonished for violating due process rights of four individuals

The Commission on Judicial Performance has publicly admonished Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Jamie R. Román for violating the due process rights of four individuals in his court.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Jamie R. Román on Monday for violating the due process rights on four occasions, including improperly jailing and fining individuals who appeared in his courtroom.

During a 2010 trial, Román sentenced a witness to three days in jail for contempt for, "having flipped off the...

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