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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 20, 1999

JUDICIARY

Former Glendale Municipal Court Commissioner Dona Bracke, who was fired last December after seven years on the bench, has filed a federal wrongful-termination complaint against Los Angeles County and Judge James R. Simpson, whom she accuses of retaliating against her when she refused to "fix" traffic tickets for friends.

        
        By Anne La Jeunesse
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        Former Glendale Municipal Court Commissioner Dona Bracke, who was fired last December after seven years on the bench, has filed a federal wrongful-termination complaint against Los Angeles County and Judge James R. Simpson, whom...

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