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 | Robert S. |
| Last Name | Stevens |
| Title | Judge |
| Inquiry No. | 43 |
| Court Level | Superior Court |
| County/Appellate District | Los Angeles |
| Discipline/Determination | Censure |
| Decision By | Supreme Court |
| Date of Decision | 02/11/1981 |
| Method of Resolution | Decision |
| Types of Misconduct | Miscellaneous off-bench conduct Pre-bench misconduct Sexual harassment/inappropriate workplace gender comments |
| Petition For Review | |
| Summary | When he was a legislator and continuing for more than three years, during which time he assumed judicial office, Judge Stevens repeatedly initiated conversations with a married couple employed by the Legislature in which he discussed his sexual experiences and fantasies and proposed that the couple engage in various kinds of sexual activity with him and with other persons, all in explicit, vulgar, and offensive language. |
| Documents |