Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 27, 2016
Alameda County judge selected to rule on claims of San Francisco County judge's bias
Review judge assignment comes nearly three weeks after San Francisco County Superior Court admitted fault for mishandling challenge brought by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Tara Desautels has been assigned to determine whether San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo could reasonably be seen as biased against a black man facing battery and resisting arrest charges.
The challenge to Massullo's fairness is brought by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. In one of the handful of cases...
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