California Supreme Court
Feb. 11, 2009
County Was Right to Fire P.D., Justices Say
Santa Clara County officials were within their rights to fire a deputy public defender who refused to talk to his superiors about misleading a judge, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer Santa Clara County officials were within their rights to fire a deputy public defender who refused to talk to his superiors about misleading a judge, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. The unanimous ruling, which reversed the 6th District Court of Appeal, means attorney Thomas Spielbauer's 2003 firing stands unless he can convince the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case. It also upholds lon...
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