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Judges and Judiciary

May 15, 2014

Retired judge publicly admonished by commission

Ronald M. Sohigian, a recently retired L.A. County Superior Court judge, was publicly admonished by the state Commission on Judicial Performance Tuesday for speaking to attorneys in a "sarcastic, belittling and harsh manner."


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Ronald M. Sohigian, a recently retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, was publicly admonished by the state Commission on Judicial Performance Tuesday for speaking to attorneys in a "sarcastic, belittling and harsh manner."


In one instance, when an attorney objected to a question and asked the judge why it was not hearsay, Sohigian responded, "I'll explain it to you so...

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