Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Murrary talks with his lawyer, Edith Matthai, after the first day of disciplinary hearing before the California Commission on Judicial Performance on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Photo: Meghann M. Cuniff/ALM)
Midway through the first day of an unusual disciplinary hearing for a sitting California superior court judge, the chief of the three-jurist panel overseeing the case told the defense lawyer she was unsure about a fundamental aspect of the proceeding.
“I guess I’m just confused about the defense,” said Second District Court of Appeal Justice Judith Ashmann-Gerst in a sidebar that could be partly heard from the gallery.
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