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Law Practice

Jun. 28, 2007

Panel Publicly Censures Judge for Delays, False Affidavits

Members of a state panel teetered on removing Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert B. Freedman from the bench but decided to publicly censure him, instead, after his diligence and respect in the legal community helped to sway them.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Hard work just might have been Judge Robert B. Freedman's saving grace.
      In a decision released Tuesday, the Commission on Judicial Performance publicly censured the Alameda County Superior Court judge for delaying decisions in numerous matters while filing false affidavits to get paid. The discipline panel teetered on rem...

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