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Witness alleges judges committed ethical violations in guardianship case and urges legislative oversight; court staff praise Judge Tomasi’s leadership
Summary
At a public retention hearing a witness alleged gross ethical violations by two judges in a guardianship dispute and said the Professional Responsibility Board declined to enforce rules; court operations staff testified separately in support of Judge Tomasi, praising his leadership during court disruption after flooding.
A speaker at the Judicial Retention Committee hearing on Oct. 12 accused two judges of “gross ethical violations” in a guardianship matter and called on the legislature to change oversight of judicial and bar enforcement. At the same hearing, court operations staff testified in favor of retaining Superior Court Judge Tomasi, citing his leadership and daily engagement with staff.
Attorney Mike Hill told the committee under oath that he had submitted written comments and that his materials documented ethics-rule breaches by “the original judge” and “very importantly by Judge Tomasi” in a guardianship case he described as having inflicted harm on the protected person and denied the father…
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