California Supreme Court Associate-Justice Ming Chin Subject of Ethics Complaint
A long-standing involvement with an entity which cater exclusively to Asian-American has led to a complaint being filed against California Supreme Court Associate Justice Ming W. Chin.
The ethics complaint, filed with the California Commission on Judicial Performance, alleges that Chin's involvement with the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is prohibitive due to CAUSE's invidious discrimination against those who are non Asian-American.
As such, the complaint alleges, Associate Justice Chin must be disciplined as "Canon 2 (C) of the Judicial Ethics Canon specifically prohibits judges from holding positions in any organization that practice invidious discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and the like."
The complaint further alleges that the associate justice must be disciplined due to CAUSE involvement in the political-process, conduct that Chin is otherwise prohibited in engaging in pursuant to Canon 5 as well as the fact that Chin intentionally hid his involvement with CAUSE.
The complaint alleges Associate-Justice Chin's clandestine nature and undisclosed involvement is troubling based on the fact that James Hsu, who is CAUSE's treasurer as well as a board member of a (now defunct) sham charitable entity known as CaliforniaALL as matters relating to CaliforniaALL would soon be considered by the California Supreme Court.
According to the complaint, several months ago, records were sought pertaining to sham charity CaliforniaALL from the California Bar Foundation as well as from the State Bar of California to no avail.
As such, and based on the blatant refusal to produce these records, a petition for relief will shortly be filed with the California Supreme Court seeking an order to compel the State Bar and its Foundation to make these public records available.
The complaint further alleges that without the "fortuitous discovery " by the Petitioner, he would not have known that Justice Chin and Hsu are involved with CAUSE as to seek the recusal of Justice Chin in matters relating to CaliforniaALL.
Similarly, the complaint alludes to a State Bar of California petition in the matter of Sander vs. State Bar of California which is currently pending before the California Supreme Court. In that case, the State Bar seeks review of a decision that established a common law right of access to data concerning minorities which the State Bar possesses. Hence, the complaint alleges, there is an impression that Justice Chin may exercise his power in such a way which would benefit minorities, much like his involvement with CAUSE conclusively establishes that he stands united with APIA and otherwise wishes self-improvement for APIA more so than he does for the population as a whole.
To read the complaint, please visit:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/08/14/california-supreme-court-associate-justice-ming-chin-subject-of-ethics-complaint-due-to-involvment-with-entity-which-cater-exclusively-to-asian-a-11667055/
The ethics complaint, filed with the California Commission on Judicial Performance, alleges that Chin's involvement with the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) is prohibitive due to CAUSE's invidious discrimination against those who are non Asian-American.
As such, the complaint alleges, Associate Justice Chin must be disciplined as "Canon 2 (C) of the Judicial Ethics Canon specifically prohibits judges from holding positions in any organization that practice invidious discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and the like."
The complaint further alleges that the associate justice must be disciplined due to CAUSE involvement in the political-process, conduct that Chin is otherwise prohibited in engaging in pursuant to Canon 5 as well as the fact that Chin intentionally hid his involvement with CAUSE.
The complaint alleges Associate-Justice Chin's clandestine nature and undisclosed involvement is troubling based on the fact that James Hsu, who is CAUSE's treasurer as well as a board member of a (now defunct) sham charitable entity known as CaliforniaALL as matters relating to CaliforniaALL would soon be considered by the California Supreme Court.
According to the complaint, several months ago, records were sought pertaining to sham charity CaliforniaALL from the California Bar Foundation as well as from the State Bar of California to no avail.
As such, and based on the blatant refusal to produce these records, a petition for relief will shortly be filed with the California Supreme Court seeking an order to compel the State Bar and its Foundation to make these public records available.
The complaint further alleges that without the "fortuitous discovery " by the Petitioner, he would not have known that Justice Chin and Hsu are involved with CAUSE as to seek the recusal of Justice Chin in matters relating to CaliforniaALL.
Similarly, the complaint alludes to a State Bar of California petition in the matter of Sander vs. State Bar of California which is currently pending before the California Supreme Court. In that case, the State Bar seeks review of a decision that established a common law right of access to data concerning minorities which the State Bar possesses. Hence, the complaint alleges, there is an impression that Justice Chin may exercise his power in such a way which would benefit minorities, much like his involvement with CAUSE conclusively establishes that he stands united with APIA and otherwise wishes self-improvement for APIA more so than he does for the population as a whole.
To read the complaint, please visit:
http://lesliebrodie.blog.co.uk/2011/08/14/california-supreme-court-associate-justice-ming-chin-subject-of-ethics-complaint-due-to-involvment-with-entity-which-cater-exclusively-to-asian-a-11667055/
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