CPU Loses In California Court of Appeals 3 Suspicious Rulings against CPU by 3 District-Attorneys-Turned-Judges
We have located 3 CPU appeals that made it to full judgement in Appeals Court. Each of these appeals was judged against CPU. In each case the three participating judges were Former District Attorneys who had worked in the same location as the State Prosecuting Attorney in the CPU cases. The judges mentioned above are Judge Strankman, Judge Stein, and Judge Swager.

Go have a look for yourself. Read the names of the Judgement Participants for each CPU appeal shown below:

Disposition for Case Number A089826
Disposition for Case Number A081947
Disposition for Case Number A087833

Judge Gary E. Strankman, Administrative Presiding Judge

From his Biography Notes
Chief Assistant District Attorney, Contra Costa County, 1978-1981.
Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County, 1969-1978.


Judge William D. Stein, Associate Justice

From his Biography Notes
After graduation from law school, Justice Stein joined the California Attorney General's Office in San Francisco where he specialized in appellate cases. He later became a Senior Assistant Attorney General and, just before his appointment to the bench, served as the Chief Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division .…


Judge Douglas E. Swager, Associate Justice

From his Biography Notes
After serving as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County he became an associate and then partner in the law firm of Watson and Hoffe.


Judge James J. Marchiano, Associate Justice

Did not serve in district attorney's office, appears to have had a distinguished career; see biography notes. Worked in civil litigation. Judge marchiano was not involved in the aforementioned judgements

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