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Government Contracts

Feb. 4, 2010

Gift Card Stunt Gets Judge Barred

Gift cards may save the day for countless Christmas present procrastinators, but they've cost a former Los Angeles judge future work on the bench.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Gift cards may save the day for countless Christmas present procrastinators, but they've cost a former Los Angeles judge future work on the bench.

On Tuesday, the state's Commission on Judicial Performance censured former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brett Carroll Klein for his behavior while presiding over a 2009 class action suit, including ruling...

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