Courts should be immune from politics, a panel of judges said during San Bernardino Superior Court’s fourth townhall webinar April 13.
The presentation on judicial independence came as Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has been calling for the recall of and resignation of San Bernardino Superior Judge Cara Hutson. Hutson had reduced bail for a man who violated it by not showing up to a later court hearing, and who killed a Riverside sheriff’s deputy before being fatally shot by other deputies.
“Many times the non-prevailing party or losing party is not happy, and judges, quite frankly, are convenient people to be blamed for the loss,” San Joaquin
