Conflicts of Interest: Sacramento County Judges Implicated in Wall Street Journal Federal Judge Investigation

Sacramento Superior Court Judges Reportedly Fail to Disclose Conflicts of Interest

A Wall Street Journal investigation has found that federal judges have for years failed to disclose conflicts of interest to the attorneys and litigants who appear before them.   

In July, 2014 we reported that

Presiding Judge Robert Hight Responsible for Legal Error Tainting Hundreds of Cases

An attorney and Sacramento Family Court News reader provided the California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions Formal Opinion embedded at the end of this article. The opinion provides an additional legal reference confirming that family court judges must disclose potential conflicts of interest on the record. 

At court hearings where no court reporter is present, the disclosure must be in writing, according to the CJEO. A SFCN investigation last year revealed that family court judges were not in compliance with conflict of interest disclosure laws. Judges continue to ignore conflict laws, according to recent case audits conducted by SFCN.

For years, Sacramento Family Court Report has been investigating and reporting that many judges have undisclosed conflicts of interest. View our reports here. 

Read our Special Report: Sacramento County Family Court Operates as RICO Racketeering Enterprise, Charge Whistleblowers.