AB 2098 Testimony Assembly Judiciary Committee March 29, 2016 Rebecca Vail Hello, My name is Rebecca Vail and I would like to start by thanking you for allowing me to speak in regard to such an important subject. I am a survivor of the trauma forced upon me by the corrupt Sacramento County family court system. From the time I was 12 to 16 years old, I endured a string of 12 abusive … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Kenai Whyte was a child left in danger
Ashley Young knew her son was in danger of being hurt. She was wrong, it seems, about who would do the hurting. Young thought little Kenai Whyte’s father, Dave Whyte, was a danger to him — and she had good reason to think so. But prosecutors say it was Whyte’s wife, Marie Buie, who beat the child horribly on Jan. 31. The 3-year-old died two days later. [Read Full Article] … [Read more...]
Report slams the quiet way California judges are disciplined
California’s judicial disciplinary agency is too lenient and too secretive, an advocacy group charged Monday in a report submitted to the Legislature. The Commission on Judicial Performance, established in 1960 as the first agency in any state with the power to investigate judges for ethical violations, dismisses nearly 90 percent of the public complaints it receives and imposes discipline … [Read more...]
Testimony from the 3/28/16 Oversight Hearing on CJP & Judicial Accountability
March 28th Oversight Hearing on the Commission on Judicial Performance & Judicial Accountability Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 on Public Safety 3/28/16 Hearing Agenda We had a great turnout at Monday's CJP & Judicial Accountability Hearing in Sacramento, thank you to everyone who made it! Through the powerful panel and public testimony, we had the chance to tell state … [Read more...]
Oversight Hearing On Judicial Accountability – March 28, 2016
We had a strong turnout at the important oversight hearing about the California Commission on Judicial Performance (CJP) on Monday, March 28, 2016. We filled the room with advocates for judicial accountability and had the chance to tell state legislators that CA desperately needs meaningful judicial oversight. View the Hearing Agenda Here. 3/15/16 Memo Re: … [Read more...]