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 | James C. |
| Last Name | McGuire |
| Title | Judge |
| Inquiry No. | 135 |
| Court Level | Superior Court |
| County/Appellate District | San Bernardino |
| Discipline/Determination | Dismissal/reversal |
| Decision By | Commission |
| Date of Decision | 02/11/1997 |
| Method of Resolution | Decision |
| Types of Misconduct | |
| Petition For Review | |
| Summary | A fellow judge with a conflict of interest in a case brought a search warrant concerning the case to Judge McGuire, who failed to sign or reject the search warrant, instead broaching the possibility of a consent search to avoid any possibility that his fellow judge might be considered to have compromised the search. The commission found that the judge's mistake, if any, was at most legal error and dismissed the proceedings. |
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