Top California judge’s naked email exposed after he went on vile racial rants — and the unbelievable sexual comment he made about secretaries

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The California Commission on Judicial Performance ordered the removal of 84-year-old Judge Robert Draper on Tuesday.

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has been removed from office following a string of disturbing misconduct allegations.

Some of them included making sexually explicit comments to female attorneys, directing racially charged remarks at others and improperly sharing confidential records containing nude images of minors — as well as a nude photograph of himself.

The California Commission on Judicial Performance ordered the removal of 84-year-old Judge Robert Draper on Tuesday, following an investigation that uncovered a yearslong pattern of inappropriate behavior toward attorneys, fellow judges and courthouse employees.

In its 87-page decision, the commission identified nine instances of willful misconduct, eight instances of prejudicial misconduct and one instance of improper action.

“Judge Draper persistently violated the standards governing judicial behavior and engaged in extensive and severe misconduct,” the commission said.

Among the incidents examined was a February 2023 hearing in a sexual harassment lawsuit, during which Draper launched into an unsolicited discussion about race after a black female attorney appeared in his courtroom for the first time.

His remarks touched on black football quarterbacks, interracial marriage, racial segregation in the South and former President Lyndon Johnson’s role in passing the Civil Rights Act.

The commission determined that the comments were “irrelevant and gratuitous” and constituted prejudicial misconduct.

Draper also came under scrutiny for comments he made to two female attorneys inside his chambers, where he recalled lawyers at his former law firm telling their secretaries, “you better be able to f— better than you can type.”

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