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Government

Feb. 24, 2014

Lawmaker's corruption charges could hinder brother's judicial bid

Last week's indictments of state Sen. Ron S. Calderon and his brother Tom Calderon came at an inopportune time for Charles M. Calderon, another brother and former legislator who's currently running for a Los Angeles judgeship.


By Omar Shamout and Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writers


Last week's federal indictments of state Sen. Ron S. Calderon and his brother Tom came at an inopportune time for Charles M. Calderon, another brother and former state legislator who's in the running for a Los Angeles County Superior Court judgeship.


While prosecutors haven't leveled any accusations at Charles, experts said corruption charges against his close family membe...

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