Ethics Committee Receives 34 Complaints, Finds one Judge Acted Inappropriately

Of 34 ethics complaints filed against California workers' compensation judges last year, the Workers' Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee found only one instance in which a judge violated the Code of Judicial Ethics or state ethics regulations, according to a report released Monday. The committee said it received 34 complaints in 2013 and resolved 30 of them. Four complaints remain under investigation. In the one instance where the committee found wrongdoing, an applicant alleged that a judge threatened an applicant, causing him or her to be concerned about his well-being. "I...