SACRAMENTO — Four state lawmakers have called for an audit of the Commission on Judicial Performance, the judge-disciplining agency that has become a lightning rod for bench officers who complain it’s overzealous and litigants who say it protects bad jurists.
In a letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on Wednesday, the legislators cite the case of Ventura County Superior Court Judge Nancy Ayers, who was privately chastised by the CJP for bringing her guide-dog-in-training to her courtroom. Ayers challenged the discipline and, after the state Supreme Court got involved this summer, the CJP withdrew its advisory letter to the judge.
