An assigned judge on Friday temporarily blocked proponents of the campaign to recall Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky from gathering signatures to put the issue before voters.

Judge Marjorie Laird Carter, retired from the Orange County bench, granted Persky’s request for a temporary restraining order and set an Aug. 23 hearing to hear Persky’s arguments that the recall petition is defective. Santa Clara County Superior Court Presiding Judge Patricia Lucas appointed Carter after the first judge assigned the case recused himself.

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