Judge Stuart Scott: Abuse of Authority, Free Speech Retaliation - Police Misconduct
Channel: California Judicial Branch News Service
Date: 2017-11-27

In this video, sheriff's deputies track down, harass and intimidate a Santa Clara County resident in retaliation for his in-court criticism of Judge Stuart Scott. This video documents abuse of authority and free speech retaliation by Judge Scott and law enforcement.

In 2016, Scott was found guilty of judicial misconduct by the California Commission on Judicial Performance:  https://cjp.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2016/08/Scott_02-17-16.pdf

In 2015, Scott was found guilty of prosecutor misconduct by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The misconduct occurred in 2004, when Scott was a prosecutor. Due to Scott's conduct, a murder conviction was reversed. https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/06/09/finding-misconduct-by-santa-clara-county-prosecutor-court-overturns-murder-conviction/

Court reform advocates assert that Stuart Scott was an ethically-challenged prosecutor, and is now an ethically-challenged judge. 

Santa Clara County Superior Court whistleblowers allege that Judge Scott is protected by Presiding Judge Patricia Lucas. Watchdogs contend that Lucas has criminalized dissent in Silicon Valley by harassing and retaliating against whistleblowers. This YouTube video documents some of the issues attributed to Judge Lucas: https://youtu.be/zCl0SSFX0ZA