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Government

Aug. 29, 2007

Public Defender's Bias Complaint Removes Judge From Cases

Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Cheryl Mills has been taken off two cases after a public defender complained of bias. Mills recently called public defenders "a bunch of children" who like to make trouble in court.

By Tim Hay
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - A senior jurist has disqualified Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Cheryl Mills from presiding over two criminal trials amid allegations that she is biased against the public defender's office.
      Some defense attorneys say Mills - elected to the bench in 2002 after nearly 20 years in civil practice - has no patience for acc...

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