Legal Opinion
McCartney v. Commission on Judicial Qualifications
California Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1974No. L.A. 30217PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
We issued a writ of review in response to the petition of Judge James J. McCartney, filed pursuant to rule 920 of the California Rules of Court, 1 that we modify or reject the recommendation of the Commission on Judicial Qualifications (hereinafter the Commission) that he be removed from office. 2 Judge McCartney contends that the Commission has denied him procedural due process, that the charges of misconduct against him have not been sufficiently proven, and that any proven misconduct should be mitigated by his inexperience in office or as a justifiable response to an…
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