Oberholzer v. Commission on Judicial Performance

Opinion

THE COURT.

This original writ proceeding presents the following issues: (1) whether the Commission on Judicial Performance (Commission) *375has authority to issue a confidential advisory letter (commonly known as a “stinger” letter); (2) whether the issuance of such a letter amounts to “discipline” that implicates a judge’s right to due process of law; (3) whether such a letter may be issued based upon a perceived legal error committed by a judge; and (4) whether petitioner here, Judge Richard J. Oberholzer, committed sanctionable legal error in dismissing a criminal case after the People…