California Judge Admonished Over Handling of Divorce Case

A California superior court judge was publicly admonished by the state’s commission on judicial discipline for failing to remain impartial in a divorce case.

Judge Matthew J. Gary’s “loss of objectivity and neutrality, his lack of courtesy and dignity when addressing those appearing before him, and his improper comments about religion violated the canons of judicial ethics,” the commission’s Thursday order said.

The Sacramento County judge admitted that he became consumed with a divorce he presided over in 2017 and 2018, and lost his ability to remain neutral, the commission said. He stipulated to the facts and conclusions in the ...