Criminal
Feb. 4, 2000
Judges Telephonic Swearing-in Is Legal
There is no statute to prohibit judges from being sworn into office telephonically, Los Angeles Superior Court officials have been advised in the wake of inquiries into Monday's swearing-in of embattled Citrus Judge Patrick B. Murphy over the phone.




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