An audit of California’s judicial watchdog agency found it failed to thoroughly probe allegations of misconduct and ignored patterns of wrongdoing by some judges.
California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle, shown in 2017, released an audit Thursday showing that the state judicial watchdog agency failed to thoroughly investigate alleged wrongdoing by some judges. of California’s judicial watchdog agency found it failed to thoroughly probe allegations of misconduct and ignored patterns of wrongdoing by some judges.
The audit said the commission’s probes were not thorough and cited cases in which investigators failed to seek recordings and transcripts that could have determined whether complaints were valid. To address the problems, the auditor recommended that the commission be overhauled and given a one-time payment of $419,000 to implement the audit’s recommendations.
In the future, the auditor said, investigators should review all prior complaints about a judge to determine whether they were similar. The auditor also said the commission should accept complaints against judges online, not just in letters, and hold meetings open to the public.
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