Bar association denounces recall effort against judge that issued Stanford rape sentence - The College Fix

Bar association denounces recall effort against judge that issued Stanford rape sentence - The College Fix:
‘If judges fear direct, personal repercussions, the rule of law will suffer’

Now that a California appellate court has approved a ballot effort to go forward against Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who issued a six-month jail sentence to convicted Stanford University rapist Brock Turner, his local legal community is speaking out against the organized campaign against him.
...Santa Clara County Bar Association...After weighing the evidence, the board concluded there was “no credible assertion” that Persky’s sentence violated the law, that he “ignored any ethical obligations or acted in bad faith,” or that he had a “pattern of egregious conduct” that would justify his recall..
The organization noted that the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the independent state agency that investigations allegations against judges, voted unanimously to close its investigation into Persky at the preliminary stage a year ago – meaning there was no merit to the claims..."
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