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Law Practice

Jun. 2, 2009

Judicial Panel to Weigh Sacramento Family Law Judge's Conduct

A panel of judges will decide whether Sacramento Superior Court Judge Peter McBrien broke rules of conduct by abrubtly ending a 2006 divorce trial or was merely trying to keep the trial within a reasonable timeline.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - A panel of judges will decide whether Sacramento Superior Court Judge Peter McBrien broke rules of conduct by abruptly ending a 2006 divorce trial or was merely trying to keep the trial within a reasonable timeline.

On Friday, the special masters had one last chance to hear from attorneys on both sides. The panel was composed of Justice Dennis A. Cornell of the Fifth District Court of App...

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