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 | Bert L. |
| Last Name | Swift |
| Title | Judge |
| Inquiry No. | 134 |
| Court Level | Municipal 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 | After learning that a search warrant presented to him was for a house he owned in which his step-son resided, Judge Swift took the warrant to another judge but then remained with the officers, the other judge and a deputy district attorney while they discussed possible courses of action. Judge Swift ultimately gave consent to the search and accompanied the officers on the search. The commission determined that the judge's conduct was not misconduct and dismissed the matter. |
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