California's Commission on Judicial Performance on Tuesday publicly censured Judge Brett Klein, who stepped down from the bench on Dec. 1, barring the 20-year veteran from future judicial assignments. The CJP dinged Klein for his handling of a class action against a clothing store chain and found that Klein had abused his authority when he altered the final approval order to make a $2,500 award to the lead plaintiff and $125,000 in fees to a plaintiffs lawyer payable in $10 gift vouchers from the retailer.
February 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
No one was more dumbfounded than now-retired Judge Brett Klein when California’s Commission on Judicial Performance initiated an investigation into his handling of a class action settlement.
That investigation, begun three weeks ago, concluded Tuesday with the CJP issuing a seven-page order publicly censuring the 20-year veteran, who stepped down from the bench on Dec. 1, and barring him from future judicial assignments.
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