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>CA bill could SHIELD fraud from scrutiny
Anon Remembers when Gov Terminator issued a little "Weekend" pardon [Retro-Active Immunity] to CA Judges who were receiving ILLEGAL PAYMENTS.
A very HONEST Attorney was put in Indefinite Solitary Confinement for Attempting to Expose this.
SBX 211
SBX 211 and Allegations of Illegal Payments to California Judges
California Senate Bill SBX 211, passed in February 2009, is the subject of long‑running allegations of judicial corruption. According to critics — notably attorney Richard I. Fine — the bill granted “retroactive immunity” to California Superior Court judges and county officials who had accepted illegal payments from counties and courts Court Victim Network+1.
What SBX 211 Did
Immunity provision: Section 5 of SBX 211 shielded judges and county officials from criminal prosecution, civil liability, and disciplinary action for accepting payments they claimed were “supplemental or local judicial benefits” Court Victim Network+1.
Covered payments: These included:
Cafeteria‑plan health benefits equal to county employee benefits
Professional development allowances
Contributions to judges’ 401K/457 retirement plans LinkedIn
Scale: Critics estimate total payments over decades amounted to $1–1.1 billion in violations of California Penal Code bribery provisions and federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1346, “intangible right to honest services”) cleancourts.org.
Legal and Constitutional Challenges
In 2008, the California Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled the payments violated the California Constitution LawLink.
Courts later held that only the Legislature could stop the payments, citing constitutional authority cleancourts.org+1.
Critics argue SBX 211 effectively reinstituted and protected the illegal payments after they were initially blocked cleancourts.org.
Criticism and Calls for Reform
Pro‑reform groups and Fine’s campaign claim SBX 211:
Enabled a 37‑year judicial corruption scheme (since 1985)
Gave judges immunity for violating U.S. constitutional due process and federal bribery laws
Allowed counties to make payments without tax reporting Court Victim Network+1
They urge:
Amending SBX 211 to remove immunity
Ending all illegal payments
Prosecuting judges and officials who accepted them
Voting out corrupt judges in affected counties Court Victim Network.
Current Status
Despite multiple legislative proposals to amend SBX 211, the California Legislature has not enacted reforms since 2011 and 2015 rulings affirming the Legislature’s sole authority to stop the payments cleancourts.org+1.
The issue remains a political and legal flashpoint, with ongoing calls for judicial oversight commissions and victims’ compensation Medium+1.
In summary: SBX 211 is a 2009 California law that, according to critics, retroactively protected judges and county officials from legal consequences for accepting large, unapproved payments from counties and courts, perpetuating a decades‑long judicial corruption problem.