Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 10, 2016
Defense lawyers defend judge in Stanford swimmer assault case
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been receiving threats of violence since handing down a short sentence to a former Stanford student convicted of sexual assault, according to a local public defender.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has been receiving threats of violence since handing down a short sentence to a former Stanford student convicted of sexual assault, according to a local public defender.
Judge Aaron Persky has been told he is going to "go to hell" and that his children will be raped following a six-month jail sentence he gave Brock Turner, a for...
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