JUDGE EXTENDS SICK LEAVE AFTER ARREST.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer Superior Court Judge Robert C. Bradley will remain on sick leave through early January following his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving, Ventura County's top court official said Monday. Bradley has not been on the bench since Dec. 8, when he announced he had been arrested two days earlier and was withdrawing from the Michael Dally murder trial. Bradley, 56, has taken time off from his duties as presiding judge presiding judge n. 1) in both state and federal appeals court, the judge who chairs the panel of three or more judges during hearings and supervises the business of the court. of the Ventura Superior Court to work out his personal problems, said Sheila Gonzalez, executive officer of the Ventura County courts. ``Judges have indefinite INDEFINITE. That which is undefined; uncertain. INDEFINITE, NUMBER. A number which may be increased or diminished at pleasure. 2. When a corporation is composed of an indefinite number of persons, any number of them consisting of a majority of those sick leave and that is what he's using,'' Gonzalez said. ``I do know he is addressing his problem.'' With Bradley not expected back until early January, the courts have been relying on retired judges as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , with the state paying the $400 daily fee for each retired judge, Gonzalez said. So far, Bradley's absence has not had any adverse effect on the courts, she said. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the state Attorney General's Office in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is reviewing the misdemeanor case against Bradley but has not yet filed charges, said spokeswoman Sara Brown. ``The case has been referred to our office but it's still under review,'' she said. The Ventura County District Attorney's Office declined to prosecute To follow through; to commence and continue an action or judicial proceeding to its ultimate conclusion. To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial. Bradley because, among other conflicts of interest, the judge is a former prosecutor with that office and served for several years as a chief deputy district attorney. If charges are filed, court officials expect the case will be heard in Ventura Municipal Court by a judge from another county. Bradley was stopped by the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. on Dec. 6 while driving near his Ojai home. He requested a breath test, which showed a blood-alcohol level of .21 - nearly three times the .08 level at which California drivers are considered impaired. All first-time drunk driving offenders in Ventura County are placed on probation and required to pay nearly $2,000 in fines, attend alcohol school and serve either two days in jail or five days of work release. Bradley also faces discipline from the state Commission on Judicial Performance. Officials there say the likely punishment would be a private admonishment. Bradley has been a Superior Court judge since 1984 and his current term expires in 1999. |
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