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S.C. To Consider Ex-Judge?s Duty to Disclose Censure: According to a story by the MetNews, the California Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a retired L.A. Superior Court judge had a duty to disclose his censure for making offensive comments about women based on their physical attributes before arbitrating a medical malpractice claim centering on a woman?s appearance. The justices, at their weekly conference in San Francisco, voted unanimously to grant review in Haworth v. Superior Court (Ossakow), 164 Cal.App.4th 930. The Court also agreed to review the ruling of the Third District Court of Appeal in Barnett v. Superior Court, 164 Cal.App.4th 18, which deals with discovery disputes in a death penalty habeas corpus proceeding. At issue: whether Penal Code Sec...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on September 22, 2008 (boomark / email).