Appeal Court Wants Judge Punished for Comments to Jury

"On Tuesday, Sacramento's Third District Court of Appeal referred Placer County Superior Court Judge Joseph O'Flaherty to the state's Commission on Judicial Performance for possible discipline after finding a second instance where he advised prospective jurors to conceal any racist feelings. This only a year after the appeal court had reversed O'Flaherty in People v. Mello for doing the same thing," The Recorder is reporting. You can read the court's opinion here.