What You Need to Know

• Judge Tony Mallery was elected to the Lassen County Superior Court bench in 2012.
• The Commission on Judicial Performance accused Mallery of 21 counts of wrongdoing.
• Mallery's attorney said he will contest the allegations.

A rural Northern California judge could be removed from the bench after California’s judicial watchdog agency accused him of 21 counts of wrongdoing, including discouraging court employees from cooperating with an investigation into his actions.

The Commission on Judicial Performance on Thursday launched formal proceedings against Lassen County Superior Court Judge Tony Mallery. It’s the first public step in a process that could lead to the judge’s admonishment, censure or ouster.

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