Judges and Judiciary
Jun. 26, 2025
LA judge criticized by panel assigned to non-public courtroom
LA judge given non-public duties after appellate panel criticized "bizarre" racial and sexist remarks that caused a retrial to be ordered.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge who was criticized by an appellate panel in April for making "bizarre" racist and sexist remarks, causing a new trial to be ordered, has been moved to a department that does not have a public calendar but continues to work on judicial matters, a court official confirmed on Wednesday.
Judge Robert S. Draper was moved to Department V in the Santa Monica Courthouse, described as a non-public courtroom, shortly after a 2nd District C...
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