Disciplinary Board Bars, Censures Judge After Guilty Plea

A former Orange County judge who pleaded guilty to paying a suspended provider to write medical-legal reports connected with second injury fund claims while he was still a county prosecutor is prohibited from returning to the bench. The California Commission on Judicial Performance on Tuesday publicly censured Israel Claustro and barred him from serving as a judge in the future. In January, Claustro pleaded guilty to one count of felony mail fraud for paying Dr. Kevin T. Do, of Pasadena, to perform exams, review medical records and write medical-legal reports after Do was suspended ...