Discipline,
State Bar & Bar Associations
Nov. 7, 2019
Judicial monitor cites judge’s “untruthfulness” as reason for removal
The Commission on Judicial Performance removed Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John T. Laettner from the bench Wednesday after finding he deprived defendants’ of due process rights and made inappropriate comments to women in his courtroom.
The Commission on Judicial Performance removed Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John T. Laettner from the bench Wednesday after finding he deprived defendants’ of due process rights and made inappropriate comments to women in his courtroom.
Through his attorney, Laettner said he would appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court on the basis his due process rights were violated.
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