Public Decisions Database
This database contains decisions on all public judicial disciplinary cases since the inception of the commission in 1960. Cases not involving public charges or public discipline remain confidential under the California Constitution and the commission’s rules.
Pursuant to amendments to the Constitution, which took effect in March 1995, the commission is authorized to impose all disciplinary sanctions, subject to discretionary review by the Supreme Court. Prior to that, the Supreme Court had the authority to censure or remove judges from office upon recommendation by the commission.
Case Profile
New Search| First Name | Morris D. |
| Last Name | Jacobson |
| Title | Judge |
| Inquiry No. | 205 |
| Court Level | Superior Court |
| County/Appellate District | Alameda |
| Discipline/Determination | Public Admonishment |
| Decision By | Commission |
| Date of Decision | 12/19/2019 |
| Method of Resolution | Stipulation |
| Types of Misconduct | Administrative malfeasance/improper comments, treatment of colleagues and staff Bias/Appearance of Bias Toward a Particular Class |
| Petition For Review | |
| Summary | Judge Jacobson received a public admonishment for two acts of misconduct. (1) Judge Jacobson asked to speak with a DPD after speaking sharply to her during a hearing. The DPD approached and put her hand on the bench. After apologizing for speaking sharply to her, Judge Jacobson hit her hand (and inadvertently used enough force to leave a visible impression). (2) In a conversation with a court administrator, Judge Jacobson used crude and inappropriate language when discussing a Tarrant County (Texas) judge who had exchanged sex acts for better outcomes in cases. |
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