A research attorney on the 2nd District Court of Appeal told the Commission on Judicial Performance she was afraid to report inappropriate behavior by Justice Jeffrey Johnson because she didn’t want to be seen as a “panicked white woman” targeting one of the few black jurists on the court.

LOS ANGELES -- A research attorney on the 2nd District Court of Appeal told the Commission on Judicial Performance she was afraid to report inappropriate behavior by Justice Jeffrey Johnson because she didn't want to be seen as a "panicked white woman" targeting one of the few black jurists on the court.

Under questioning Tuesday by Paul S. Meyer, Johnson's attorney, J...

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