Orange County CA Judicial Misconduct Tracker

Posted By CotoBlogzz 

We are looking into allegations of judicial misconduct in the Orange County California Small Claims Court system.

So far, we know that the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the independent state agency responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct and judicial incapacity and for disciplining judges gets some 1,100 complaints per year with some 5% of judges being disciplined.

These figures seem to track the ones Published by the California Bar

When you consider that just the OCDA processes more than 100,000 case per year, with a 95% or so conviction rate, a logical conclusion may be that judicial misconduct is a non- issue.

However, the commission's approach is reactive- it waits until complaints are lodged. Often, those victimized by judges give up on the system - which is why we are looking at a more proactive approach

We argue that a more proactive approach is required, sort of like a voting record tracker for legislators, particularly when we are starting to see a trend, where certain judges tend to side with HOAs much more often than with residents.  We already have a tool to compare and contrast the efficiency of various law enforcement agencies in Orange County, for example

We are in the process of acquiring the data to build a judicial performance tracker for the Orange County Small Claims Court, which can then be used as a model nationwide.

If you have had positive and negative experiences with the Orange County Small Claims Court system please let us know.

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