"In less than a month, voters in several California counties will chose judges from a pool of candidates that include incumbent judges charged with misconduct, a prosecutor accused of covering up her attorney husband’s drug problem, questionable political motives, hateful speech and offensive social media posts."
"Among the state’s judicial elections, three counties in particular feature colorful, controversial candidates."
After these two paragraphs, the DavisVanGuard article has an image of the press release from the Commission on Judicial Performance about the formal proceedings on Humboldt Superior Court Judge Gregory Kreis. Out of the three "controversial, colorful candidates", they chose to feature Kreis first.
"In addition to facing a challenger in his retention election, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Gregory Kreis also faces a misconduct investigation by the Commission on Judicial Performance, (CJP) the state agency responsible for judge oversight."
"In a 33-page complaint, alleging 19 counts of judicial misconduct, including multiple instances at an outdoor social event organized by a public defender’s wife. At the Shasta Lake event, Kreis allegedly vaped cannabis oil before boarding a pontoon boat. While drinking alcohol on the boat, Kreis pantomimed a lap dance for a public defender’s wife, told the wife of a different public defender her husband was a 'Jewboy,' and made other obnoxious and offensive remarks."
"The CJP complaint also recites Kreis’ sordid history of extra-marital affairs, including with the court family law facilitator, retaliating against a county attorney who tried to disqualify the judge, cocaine abuse, failing to disclose conflicts of interest in multiple cases, misogynistic, homophobic and racist conduct towards attorneys and litigants."
"The CJP complaint also recites Kreis’ sordid history of extra-marital affairs, including with the court family law facilitator, retaliating against a county attorney who tried to disqualify the judge, cocaine abuse, failing to disclose conflicts of interest in multiple cases, misogynistic, homophobic and racist conduct towards attorneys and litigants."
"Kreis has been a judge since 2017 when he was appointed to the bench by then-Governor Jerry Brown. The upcoming retention election will be the first time Kreis will face voters in the county who are aware of his personal and professional conduct. Voters who will determine if he remains on the bench."
"At the same time he is facing public discipline from the CJP, Kreis will square off in the March 5 election against former public defender April Van Dyke, who is asking voters to send Kreis to the unemployment line."
"Van Dyke has been endorsed by Run for Something, where she claims she will bring equality by being thoughtful about the justice she would levy in the courtroom by treating everyone with respect."
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