Judge of the Day: Making Todd Akin-esque Comments on the Bench Won't Earn You Any Praise, Even Four Years Later

This California judge was making Todd Akin-esque comments about rape before Todd Akin was a joke.

California Commission on Judicial Performance: Public Admonishment of Judge Derek Johnson

The DA’s Office Reacts to a Naughty Episode of Prosecutorial Misconduct [Moxley Confidential / OC Weekly]
Judge who said rape victim should have ‘put up a fight’ is rebuked [Los Angeles Times]
Calif. judge says victims’ body can prevent rape [Big Story / Associated Press]
Echoes of Akin in a C.A. Judge’s Rape Denial: ‘The Body Shuts Down’ [Daily Intelligencer / New York Magazine]
Irresponsible Journalism in the Age of the Internet [Yale Law & Technology]

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