Judge Served Again With Recall Notice

For the second time this year, the Orange County Superior Court judge who gave O.J. Simpson full custody of his two youngest children was handed a notice of intent to recall Monday morning in her Fullerton courtroom.

When Judge Nancy Wieben Stock was first served a notice in February, the Women’s Progress Alliance--the group spearheading the effort--overlooked a requirement: that the elected official be in office for at least 90 days prior to the start of the recall process. Monday marked the 91st day that Wieben Stock has served in her second term.

Rachel Kaloian, a member of the alliance that served the notice, said Wieben Stock expected the notice and said very little.

“I said, ‘Thank you very much,’ shook her hand and walked out,” she said.

Wieben Stock was unavailable for comment.

In order to put the issue on a ballot, proponents must collect at least 138,003 signatures of registered Orange County voters.

Wieben Stock came under fire after she awarded full custody of 11-year-old Sydney and 8-year-old Justin to O.J. Simpson in December. More recently, Wieben Stock angered domestic violence activists after Marcia Amsden-Kyle, 38, of Anaheim killed her two children--Storm Cameron Kyle, 9, and Tarah Leigh Kyle, 7--and herself in a murder-suicide in January. In 1991, Wieben Stock granted Amsden-Kyle shared custody of her children.

Kaloian said one of the key reasons the group is attempting to recall Wieben Stock is to help all judges “make better decisions.

“We ultimately want the Orange County community to know that whether it’s a man, child or woman, there should be zero tolerance for domestic violence.”

The Orange County Bar Assn. issued a statement in support of Wieben Stock.

“We trust [that] Orange County voters will not sign petitions until they have fully educated themselves on the truth about Judge Stock and her outstanding judicial qualities,” said Franz Miller, the group’s president.