SACRAMENTO — California’s judicial watchdog agency on Tuesday censured two judges for having sex in their chambers, one with his courtroom clerk and the other with two of his former law school students.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Scott Steiner and Kern County Superior Court Judge Cory Woodward exhibited the “height of irresponsible and improper behavior” with their “intimate relationship[s],” the Commission on Judicial Performance said.

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