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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 30, 2007

Suspicion Clouds Judge's Retirement

Longtime Monterey County Superior Court Judge Michael S, Fields will retire this week under a cloud of suspicion for alledged misconduct. He is the subject of an investigation by the state's judicial-watchdog agency.

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Longtime Monterey County Superior Court Judge Michael S. Fields will retire this week under a cloud of suspicion, the subject of investigation for alleged misconduct by the state's judicial-watchdog agency.
      Fields, a 28-year veteran of the Monterey bench, has been under scrutiny by the Commission on Judicial Performance since 2005, when former c...

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