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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 30, 2006

Panel Publicly Admonishes Judge for Racial Comments

The state's judicial watchdog agency publicly admonished a controversial Orange County judge Wednesday for misconduct that included making racially insensitive comments on the bench and mocking a defendant's heart problems.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      The state's judicial watchdog agency publicly admonished a controversial Orange County judge Wednesday for misconduct that included making racially insensitive comments on the bench and mocking a defendant's heart problems.
      The Commission on Judicial Performance found, among other things, that Superior Court Judge James M. Brooks v...

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