A Contra Costa County judge being investigated over allegations that he sexually harassed women in the courtroom and abused his authority is accusing the county’s top public defender of ...

Judge John Laettner, 62, a 12-year veteran of the court, was charged with violating judicial ethics by the state Commission on Judicial Performance in San Francisco.

If the order removing Judge John Laettner stands, he will be the second Contra Costa judge barred from office in the last 15 months. Laettner had disputed the claims.

A state agency says it has ordered a California judge removed from office for multiple acts of misconduct including denial of due process to a defendant, improper conversations with attorneys and ...

The Commission on Judicial Performance determined that John Laettner engaged in five instances of willful misconduct and 11 instances of prejudicial misconduct.

A three-judge panel in Sacramento on Friday heard closing arguments in the ethics case against Contra Costa County Judge John Laettner.

Judge John Laettner, 62, a 12-year veteran of the court, was charged with violating judicial ethics by the state Commission on Judicial Performance in San Francisco.

Contra Costa County Judge John Laettner is facing a review by a state commission for nine disciplinary counts, including behavior “that would reasonably be perceived as sexual harassment or ...

A federal judge agreed to dismiss the involuntary bankruptcy case filed against former basketball star Christian Laettner, who reached a repayment deal that should close a decade of financial ...

A three-judge panel in Sacramento on Friday heard closing arguments in the ethics case against Contra Costa County Judge John Laettner.