Corrupt Judge Lisa A Novak
Novak, Lisa Ann #163399 Redwood City San Mateo County Admitted January 1993 San Mateo Judge Admonished for Failure to Disclose Communication, Demeaning Comments The Commission on Judicial Performance said Judge Lisa A. Novak of the San Mateo County Superior Court should have disclosed a January 2017 conversation with her bailiff because it related to a case she was overseeing at the time. California’s judicial watchdog agency issued a public admonishment to a San Mateo judge Wednesday for her alleged failure to disclose improper ex parte communications and her public critique of a defense attorney’s professionalism. The Commission on Judicial Performance said Judge Lisa A. Novak of the San Mateo County Superior Court should have disclosed a January 2017 conversation with her bailiff because it related to a case where she was considering a motion to dismiss at the time. Full Story STATE OF CALIFORNIA BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE MATTER CONCERNING DECISION AND ORDER IMPOSING JUDGE LISA A. NOVAK PUBLIC ADMONISHMENT This disciplinary matter concerns Judge Lisa A. Novak, a judge of the San Mateo County Superior Court. Pursuant to rule 116 of the Rules of the Commission on Judicial Performance Judge Novak and her attorney, Janet L. Everson, appeared before the commission on May 16, 2018, to object to a notice of intended public admonishment issued on December 21, 2017. Judge Novak has waived her right to formal proceedings under rule 118 and to review by the Supreme Court. Having considered the written and oral objections and argument submitted by Judge Novak and her counsel, and good cause appearing, the Commission on Judicial Performance issues this public admonishment pursuant to article VI, section 18(d) of the California Constitution, based on the following statement of facts and… Read More
