‘You Should Hold Yourself To A Higher Standard’: San Joaquin County Judge Arrested for DUI

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STOCKTON (CBS13) — San Joaquin County Judge Michael Mulvihill was arrested connected New Years Day connected DUI charges aft helium crashed his SUV successful Stockton.

The video of the clang and apprehension was posted to a YouTube channel.

In 2015, Michael Mulvihill became San Joaquin County’s newest Superior tribunal judge.

“Mr. Mulvihill’s dedication to the radical of San Joaquin County is not lone manifested done his enactment successful the District Attorney’s bureau but besides done his engagement successful the ineligible tract and community,” said Stephanie Bohrer, a region spokesperson of the San Joaquin County Superior Court.

Just days into 2022, Stockton constabulary confirmed to CBS13 that the aforesaid Judge was arrested for driving nether the influence.

“Being a judge, you should clasp yourself to a higher standard,” said Brittany Gonzales.

Mulvihill crashed his SUV, seen speeding by a dashboard camera, connected Pacific Avenue successful Stockton. He past walked distant from the mishap earlier the constabulary recovered him and escorted him to their patrol car.

“It conscionable had to beryllium Jackson’s judge,” Gonzales said.

She’s been waiting years for her lad Jackson Love’s proceedings to begin.

“My lad was a unfortunate of kid maltreatment resulting successful decease backmost connected July 31, 2017, astatine the property of two,” said Gonzales.

Since Jackson’s stepmother Chalsey Maynard was charged, the proceedings has continued to beryllium delayed.

“Our territory lawyer switched, COVID hit,” said Gonzales. “I went into San Joaquin County courts I got her lawsuit record fig and was capable to look astatine the justice and debased and behold.”

Mulhivill was acceptable to preside implicit Jackson’s lawsuit but present his sanction has been erased from the court’s docket.

“I anticipation if determination is simply a hold it volition get resolved rapidly by being assigned to different judge,” said Gonzales.

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San Joaquin County courts told CBS13 a hold is improbable arsenic cases are filed with the court, not an idiosyncratic judicial officer.