State Panel Admonishes Kern County Judge
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The state’s Commission on Judicial Performance disciplined a Kern County judge Wednesday, saying his decisions in several cases were inappropriate.
The commission issued a public admonishment against Superior Court Judge Stephen P. Gilder. Among the panel’s findings was that Gilder erroneously told defendants that their pre-preliminary hearing plea offer was the best they were going to get.
The admonishment does not come with any fines, and the judge will not be suspended from the bench.
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