Calif. Judge Accused of Skipping Out of Work Agrees to Resign
A California judge accused of routinely leaving work early—often before noon—has agreed to resign and accept a public censure.
It’s not the first time that the judge, Christopher Sheldon of Riverside County, has been accused of skipping work. In 1998, the Commission on Judicial Performance issued a public admonishment saying he left the courthouse and jogged on the stairs during his pretrial calendar, the Recorder reports.
The commission said Sheldon left work even as Riverside County was struggling with a huge case backlog, according to the Daily Journal (sub. req.).
Under the agreement with the commission, Sheldon will stop work in May but use leave time so that he doesn’t officially resign until October. As a result, he will have 20 years of service and will be eligible for a full pension, the Recorder says.
