Inquiry Concerning Bradley

*CJP Supp. 86 Opinion

This disciplinary matter concerns Judge Robert C. Bradley, formerly a judge of the Ventura County Superior Court. The proceedings arose from a series of actions by Judge Bradley commencing with his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on December 6, 1997, and culminating with his arrest on May 5, 1998, for riding a bicycle under the influence of alcohol. The commission finds that the nine counts charged in the second amended notice of formal proceedings were established by clear and convincing evidence, that Judge Bradley’s actions violated the California Code of Judicial Ethics and that his actions constituted at least conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute, habitual intemperance, and persistent failure or inability to perform his judicial duties, as those terms are used in article VI, section 18, subdivision (d) of the California Constitution. The commission hereby publicly censures Judge Bradley and bars him from receiving assignments, appointments or references of work from any California state court. This bar from receiving assignments, however, is without prejudice to Judge…