SACRAMENTO — There’s a fine line between being blunt and being rude, and one Solano County judge crossed it too many times, according to the state’s judicial watchdog.

The Commission on Judicial Performance on Wednesday announced that it has publicly admonished Superior Court Judge Daniel Healy for repeatedly making “undignified and discourteous” remarks over two years while he handled a family law calendar. Healy, who took the bench in 2011, oversaw a number of messy custody cases, and he didn’t mince words with litigants he thought were copping attitudes.

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