In particular, the Joint Committee was concerned about the Post s claim that Judge Ruth Pickholz, who was one of the principal subjects of the Post s articles, set higher bail and imposed more severe sentences after she learned that reporters were present. Judge Pickholz and Ms. Baran were interviewed by representatives of this working group. A letter to the Post by Hon. The Post articles were a grossly inaccurate and distorted attack on Judge Pickholz.
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