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Bible-toting judge challenges church state wall in California
Fresno judge Hugh Wesley Goodwin 54 promotes church attendance for defendants and questions state ethics rules. He swapped oath for a religious service, faces investigation for violating separation of church and state, and says the Lord watches judges and commissions. He allows religious attendance but rejects broader faith enforcement.
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Edmund G. Brown
California
State Commission On Judicial Performance
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Santa Clara
State Judicial Commission
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