Stanford rape case judge Aaron Persky removed from office

[DGRossetti]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44383329

A US judge who was widely criticised for his leniency towards a campus rapist has been removed from office by voters.

Judge Aaron Persky handed Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month sentence in June 2016.

But county judges in California are elected, and if a petition to remove them from office garners enough signatures a vote will be held.

Such elections are rare - the last time a US judge was recalled was in 1977.

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Well done California. Recalls are rare because most judges aren't complete knobs, and if they are, they know they're subject to recall.