SAN JOSE, Calif. — A disabled veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former police officer has filed a complaint with the Commission on Judicial Performance alleging retaliatory legal actions and administrative stonewalling involving a former Santa Clara County Superior Court commissioner, according to an April 9 press release.
Jermaine A. Hopkins alleges procedural and administrative misconduct involving former Commissioner Erik S. Johnson stemming from East Side Union High School District v. Jermaine Hopkins, a case in which Hopkins claims the court moved forward with a hearing despite alleged defects in service and questions about jurisdiction.
According to the release, Hopkins maintains he was unable to fully present his case and that the ruling was later reversed on appeal…