Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 14, 2011
Walker Under Fire in Prop. 8 Case
Retired Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker is facing an unprecedented attack by proponents of Proposition 8 who claim he should have disclosed his long-term relationship with a man.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A month after U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson took the bench in 1980, the black judge received a request to recuse himself from an employment discrimination case brought by an African-American employee against a white employer.
"Perhaps it's a sign of progress that our former chief judge, who was actually anticipating a similar motion in his Prop. 8 case, did not get one," Hender...
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