Joseph E. Bergeron
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Joseph E. Bergeron is a judge for the Superior Court of San Mateo County in California. He was elected to the bench on June 4, 1996, for a term commencing on January 6, 1997.[1][2] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in January of 2021.[3]
Education
Bergeron received a bachelor's degree from St. Bonaventure University in 1962. He received a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law in 1968.[2]
Career
- 1996-Present: Judge, Superior Court of San Mateo County
- 1995-1996: Attorney, Law Offices of McCracken, Beyers & Bergeron
- 1969-1995: Attorney, Law Offices of Joseph E. Bergeron[2]
Elections
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Bergeron ran for re-election to the San Mateo County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
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Noteworthy events
Admonished for misconduct (2016)
The California Commission on Judicial Performance publicly admonished Judge Joseph Bergeron for failing "to maintain high standards of conduct" during three occasions in 2014. According to the commission, Bergeron threw a crumpled calendar at a female clerk's chest twice on August 28, had a phone call on October 7 complaining about a clerk to her supervisor in which he was speaking loud enough for the clerk and others to hear, and suggesting that a female deputy district attorney get him a coffee.[4]
The commission mentioned that Bergeron had been given a warning by the presiding judge in 2013 after female employees said that the judge treated them "in a rude, abrasive and condescending manner." Bergeron was also privately admonished by the commission in 2014. After a male attorney had grabbed a female clerk's arm, the judge held a hearing on the matter that the commission found to be improper.[4]
Read Judge Bergeron's public admonishment in full here.
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Footnotes
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 California Courts and Judges Google Book - Joseph E. Bergeron
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Mateo County, "Roster of Candidates, June 3, 2014 Primary Election," accessed March 25, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 San Jose Mercury News, "San Mateo County judge admonished for 'inappropriate' treatment of women," January 26, 2016
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