Emilie Harris Elias
Emilie Harris Elias was a judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California.[1] She was appointed to the court by former Governor Gray Davis in 2000.[2] Elias retired from the court in May 2016.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Elias ran for re-election to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Awards and associations
- 2012: Appointed to the Judicial Council of California[2]
Noteworthy cases
Files of child molestation cases against Los Angeles priests may be released, judge rules
Judge Emilie Harris Elias of the Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles could no longer hold back names of church officials accused of child molestation.[5] An earlier ruling by the former federal Judge Dickran Tevrizian had allowed for priests facing only a single allegation of abuse to have their names censured from the general public.[6] The accused priests argued that their privacy rights would be violated by the release of such documents.[7]
Judge Elias commented during one of the case's hearings,
| “ | Don't you think the public has a right to know ... what was going on in their own church?[7][8] | ” |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Courthouse News, "L.A. Judge Appointed to Top Court Council," January 19, 2012
- ↑ Metropolitan News-Enterprise, "Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Emilie Elias to Retire," May 2, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk: Candidate list for 6/3/2014 primary election, accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Judge Orders Release of California Priest Files," January 7, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Names in church sex abuse records should be public, judge rules," January 7, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 USA Today, "L.A. Diocese told to identify officials in abuse cases," January 7, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
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