Santa Clara County History: Judge William Danser 2003 Criminal Prosecution Records and Related Authorities

Silicon Valley District Attorney Jeff Rosen Implicated in Racketeering, Honest Services Fraud Allegations in Santa Clara County

Stolen Valor Investigation: Controversial Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Bradford Baugh Made False Military Service Claims

Santa Clara County family law attorney Bradford Baugh is legendary for unethical, warlike litigation tactics,
according to court watchdogs. A key component of his carefully crafted, intimidating persona is his
oft-repeated claim of being a Vietnam combat veteran with multiple "kills." But a stolen valor
veterans group has now revealed that Baugh's claim of military service is false.

For over 25 years, Silicon Valley divorce lawyer Brad Baugh has been known for his endless, repetitive boasting about his heroic exploits as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Part of his sales pitch to potential clients is that they would be hiring, and helping a veteran who had served his country with distinction. And he rarely missed an opportunity to remind colleagues, court employees and family court judges of the selfless sacrifice he made as a front line fighter in Southeast Asia.

But an investigation by a "stolen valor" veterans research organization has determined that Baugh's claims about military service during the Vietnam War era are not true. Government records and other sources, including the 1968 yearbook from Del Valle High School in Walnut Creek show the lawyers assertions to be demonstrably false. In 1968, Baugh went directly from high school, to Stanford University in the fall, and never served in the military.

Attorney Brad Baugh appears in several places in the 1968 Del Valle High
School yearbook - including this listing for the student council. The same
year he claimed to a soldier in Vietnam.

Baugh repeatedly promoted his status as a veteran to generate business and grow his law practice, according to current and former clients, many of whom said they fell for the ruse and did hire Baugh because he was a vet.

Court appointed experts who worked on family court cases involving the lawyer said Baugh would also brag about the high number of enemy fatalities he was personally responsible for during his service in Vietnam.

Several experts interpreted Baugh's unsettling recitation of his "kill count" as a veiled threat or intimidation tactic, intended to ensure that the testimony of experts was favorable to his clients.

Institutionalized California Courts Corruption Whitewashed, Covered Up by California Supreme Court - Whistleblower Attorney

Two-Track Justice: Judge Confirms Second-Class Status of Self-Represented, "Pro Per" Court Users, Regarded as "Trash"

A federal judge has broken a long-established code of silence among judges and court workers, and confessed what self-represented court users in California have asserted for years.

In multiple interviews, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Judge Richard Posner disclosed that most judges regard self-represented litigants as "kind of trash not worth the time." In court, a self-represented litigant without an attorney is referred to as a "pro per" or "pro se" party. The terms are interchangeable and mean the same thing.

Whistleblower Email Leak Reveals In-Progress Investigative Reporting Project Seeks Complaints Against California Judges

The production team for the 2014 documentary film Divorce Corp is assisting Court Reform LLC in compiling and cataloging California judge misconduct complaints, according to an email leaked to California Supreme Court Report: 

Sacramento Colleagues and Former Coworkers of Chief Justice Swept Up In Dual Court Controversy

Kern County Judge Cory Woodward was punished by the Commission on Judicial Performance for having an improper personal relationship with his courtroom clerk. Sacramento County Judge Matthew Gary reportedly has had a similar relationship with his courtroom clerk, Christina Arcuri, for at least four years. 

"[I]t is time for this charade to end," from the letter to Judge Kevin Culhane.

Sacramento Family Court Corruption, a Facebook watchdog group with over 600 followers, has issued an open letter to Sacramento County Presiding Judge Kevin Culhane regarding an alleged improper relationship between a Sacramento Superior Court judge and his courtroom clerk.

The whistleblower group alleges that Judge Matthew Gary has been in a consensual, personal relationship with his clerk, Christina Arcuri for more than five years. Both Gary and Arcuri also have been involved in a number of controversies involving the alleged mistreatment of indigent, disabled, and financially disadvantaged family court parties who are self-represented.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye worked with both Gary and Arcuri during the latter portion of her tenure on the Sacramento County bench from 1990-2005.