Judges and Judiciary
May 15, 2020
Sacramento judge admonished for inappropriate remarks
Gary, on the bench for 18 years, made “undignified” and “sarcastic” comments toward parties in a contentious custody dispute, improperly injected religion into proceedings, and gave off the appearance of bias, the commission found.




The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Sacramento County Judge Matthew J. Gary on Thursday, ruling he made inappropriate comments in a family law case.
Gary, on the bench for 18 years, made "undignified" and "sarcastic" comments toward parties in a contentious custody dispute, improperly injected religion into proceedings, and gave off the appearance of bias, the commission found. The charges were aggravated by ...
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