Retired Commissioner Joseph Gianquinto accepted a public censure by the Commission on Judicial Performance.
A former Kern County court commissioner has been barred from holding any future judicial office after a state disciplinary agency censured him for Facebook messages criticizing Muslims, Democrats, Native Americans, immigrants and same-sex marriage, among other topics and groups.
Retired Commissioner Joseph Gianquinto accepted a public censure, the worst punishment that can be meted out by the Commission on Judicial Performance short of removal from office. As part of an agreement with the agency, Gianquinto said he would never again run for judge, seek a judicial appointment or accept work as a subordinate judicial officer or judge pro tem.
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