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Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Aug. 12, 2019

Presiding justice criticizes Johnson’s work performance

Justice Jeffrey Johnson of the 2nd District Court of Appeal failed to show up for work a lot, turned in substandard decisions and had a surly temper, a fellow justice testified Friday.

LOS ANGELES -- Justice Jeffrey Johnson of the 2nd District Court of Appeal failed to show up for work a lot, turned in substandard decisions and had a surly temper, a fellow justice testified Friday.

Frances Rothschild, presiding justice of Division 1 of the 2nd District, was one of three Court of Appeal justices who testified Friday in a Commission on Judicial Perfor...

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