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April 02, 2003 |

Hyde Retires; CJP Probe Is Still On

Alameda County Judge D. Ronald Hyde will retire in June, exiting the bench in the midst of a probe into whether he violated state ethics rules. The judge's decision -- which his lawyer insists is not tied to the inquiry by the Commission on Judicial Performance -- was revealed just a week after a misconduct hearing into his actions on the Pleasanton bench.
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March 21, 2003 |

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March 21, 2003 |

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November 02, 2009 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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June 23, 2004 |

Win $90 Million for Client -- Face Malpractice Suit

It was a huge victory when San Francisco's Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff won about $90 million for a class of insurance adjusters who claimed they had been cheated out of overtime pay. But a year later, one of them sued the firm for malpractice, contending it should have pursued an additional claim under the state's unfair competition law for a bigger recovery. Alameda County Superior Court Judge James Richman threw out the suit, but on Tuesday the First District Court of Appeal reluctantly reinstated it.
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February 10, 2004 |

CJP Levels New Charges at Already-Indicted Judge

The state's judicial watchdog filed formal charges Monday against William Danser, the Santa Clara County judge indicted last year for allegedly fixing traffic tickets and mishandling a pair of DUI cases. The complaint by the Commission on Judicial Performance largely mirrors the criminal indictment, but adds new allegations that Danser mistreated court staff and visitors and displayed bias.
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February 17, 2012 |

On the Move

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.
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May 27, 2003 |

Judge Claims CJP Broke the Rules

The Commission on Judicial Performance failed to follow its own rules in yanking Bruce Van Voorhis from the bench, according to a last-gasp petition for review his lawyers filed Friday. When a panel of special masters met last June, a rule on the commission's books required that at least six of 11 commissioners be present for the testimony. However, none of the commissioners attended the sessions, and instead they relied on transcripts and oral arguments before voting remove Van Voorhis.
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