CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS YOU CAN USE: When the California Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) investigates a judge accused of misconduct, this is one of the resources they use.
If you believe you are a victim of judge misconduct, before you make a complaint to the CJP use the California Judicial Conduct Handbook to identify what the misconduct is called and the terminology used to describe it. This will significantly increase the odds that your CJP complaint will succeed.
CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS YOU CAN USE: Having trouble with an ethically-challenged attorney? The State Bar of California may be able to help.
The bar updated the California Rules of Professional Conduct in 2018. Pro per litigants should know the rules and hold opposing attorneys - who often violate the rules - accountable. If an attorney violates the rules, tell the judge on the case, and the presiding judge of the superior court.
Under the Code of Judicial Ethics, judges must take "appropriate corrective action" when they become aware of lawyer misconduct. This judicial duty is not optional, or "discretionary." It is mandatory.
If the judge on the case, or the presiding judge fails or refuses to take appropriate corrective action, make a complaint against the judge to the state Commission on Judicial Performance.
CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS YOU CAN USE: If you are a victim of judge misconduct, consumer protection experts recommend you read the California Judicial Conduct Handbook before you make a complaint to the state Commission on Judicial Performance.
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