Discipline
Dec. 27, 2006
Their Lack of Candor, Not Just Crimes, Trips Up Judges
SAN FRANCISCO - Diana R. Hall's removal from the Santa Barbara County bench this month may have been a rarity for the state's judiciary, but a look at other judges whose careers met a similar fate points to a common theme: their lack of candor, not just their crime, sealed their fate.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Diana R. Hall's removal from the Santa Barbara County bench this month may have been a rarity for the state's judiciary, but a look at other judges whose careers met a similar fate points to a common theme: their lack of candor, not just their crime, sealed their fate.
Hall was punished for hiding a 2002 campaign contribution fr...
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