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Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
California Courts of Appeal

Sep. 13, 2019

Panel rejects justice’s move to strike accuser’s testimony

A panel of Commission on Judicial Performance special masters Thursday denied Justice Jeffrey Johnson’s motion to strike the testimony of a former extern who said Johnson exposed his penis to her, forcibly kissed her and engaged in a campaign of verbal and sexual harassment against her.

A panel of Commission on Judicial Performance special masters Thursday denied Justice Jeffrey Johnson's motion to strike the testimony of a former extern who said Johnson exposed his penis to her, forcibly kissed her and engaged in a campaign of verbal and sexual harassment against her.

Johnson's attorney, Paul S. Meyer of Costa Mesa, moved three times to strike th...

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