33 years as a judicial officer does not mean you are above the law, SD judge stipulates to severe public censure by CJP

 

(San Diego Judge Howard Shore)

"Judge Shore's conduct constituted, at a minimum, persistent failure to perfonn judicial duties and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute."-California Commission on Judicial Performance

If you don't want to read the entire document, this is from Page 4.

Judge Shore’s conduct violated the Code of Judicial Ethics, canons 3 (a judge shall perform the duties of judicial office impartially, competently, and diligently), 3A (a judge shall accord precedence to all of the judicial duties prescribed by law over all other activities), 3B(8) (a judge shall dispose of all judicial matters fairly, promptly, and efficiently, and manage the courtroom in a manner that provides all litigants the opportunity to have their matters fairly adjudicated in accordance with law), 3C(1) (a judge shall diligently discharge his administrative responsibilities in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary), 4A (a judge shall conduct all of his extrajudicial activities so that they do not demean the judicial office or interfere with the proper performance of judicial duties), 2A (a judge shall respect and comply with the law and act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity of the judiciary), 2 (a judge shall avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all of the judge’s activities), and 1 (a judge shall uphold the integrity of the judiciary).