How effective is the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the CJP?

After years of complaints that the CJP wasn’t doing its job — or worse, was protecting judges who shouldn’t be protected — the California Legislature finally ordered an audit. The findings were stark: “Weaknesses in Its Oversight Have Created Opportunities for Judicial Misconduct to Persist.” That report, published April 25, 2019, speaks for itself.

So where does that leave the public? The CJP has been defunded and weakened, even less able to stop unwarranted governmental interference, “UGI”. 

In the end, jury trials remain one of the last safeguards to prevent UGI in our “family” and juvenile dependency courts.