PerskyComplaint .pdf

COMPLAINT ABOUT A CALIFORNIA JUDGE,
COURT COMMISSIONER OR REFEREE
Confidential under California Constitution
Article VI, Section 18, and Commission Rule 102
For information about the Commission on Judicial Performance and instructions on filling out
and submitting this form, please visit our website at http://cjp.ca.gov.

Today’s date:

5 June 2016

Your name:
Your telephone number:
Your address:
Your attorney’s name:

N/A

Your attorney’s telephone number:

N/A

Name of judge: Aaron Persky
OR
Name of court commissioner or referee:

s

(If your complaint involves a court commissioner or referee, you must first submit your complaint to the local
court. If you have done so, please attach copies of your correspondence to and from that court.)

Court:

Supreme

County:

Santa Clara

Name of case and case number:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA vs. BROCK ALLEN TURNER,
Case no. B1577162

Please specify what action or behavior of the judge, court commissioner or referee is the basis of your
complaint. Provide relevant dates and the names of others present. (Use additional pages if necessary.)
Bias/appearance of bias toward a particular class. Sentencing of Brock Allen Turner to an unusually lenient 6 months in jail for 3
sexual assault convictions. His lenience diminishes the public perception of the Superior Court's ability to dispense justice.
Present: Judge Aaron Persky, District Attorney Jeff Rosen, Defense Attorney Mike Armstrong, Brock Allen Turner, Jane Doe,
others.
Date: 2 June 2016

Return to:

Telephone:
Fax:

Commission on Judicial Performance
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 14400
San Francisco, California 94102
(415) 557-1200
(415) 557-1266
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