Judge Braden Woods has been accused by Deputy Public Defender Diamond Ward and others of creating a hostile work environment through sexualized comments and humiliating behavior. Despite Woods rejecting an initial challenge to recuse himself from a case, Ward successfully made a second challenge, highlighting her consistently negative experiences with him. Complaints against Woods have emerged since 2018, and he had previously been the subject of official complaints to both a judicial performance commission and San Francisco's presiding judges, leading to his reassignment to a different courthouse.
"I've never had a positive experience with him - It's always been hostile. Every time I've appeared in front of him, he often is yelling and screaming for things that he would not say to men and other women that are not of color."
"When you don't accept his advances, that's when he penalizes you. And I shouldn't have to work in an environment where I'm subjected to that."
#judicial-misconduct #workplace-harassment #sexual-harassment #public-defenders #judicial-accountability
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