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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 30, 2007

Tearful Monterey Superior Court Judge Pleads With Panel to Keep Job

Web Exclusive - SAN FRANCISCO - Tearing up at one point, embattled Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jose A. Velasquez pleaded with a judicial-discipline panel Wednesday to let him keep his job.

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By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Tearing up at one point, embattled Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jose A. Velasquez pleaded with a judicial-discipline panel Wednesday to let him keep his job.
      Velasquez, 48, twice has faced discipline from the Commission on Judicial Performance; the first incident resulted in public censure in 1997. Now, ...

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