Santa Clara County
Persky fired from new job as high school tennis coach
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Former Judge Aaron Persky was fired yesterday from his new job as a tennis coach at Lynbrook High School in San Jose because […]
Aaron Persky
Stanford
Woman sexually assaulted by Brock Turner reveals her identity and writes a book
By the Daily Post staff The woman who was sexually assaulted in 2015 by then-Stanford swimming star Brock Turner has written a new book and is scheduled to appear on […]
Santa Clara County
Ex-Judge Persky ordered to pay $161,000 in legal fees to group led by Dauber
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Ousted judge Aaron Persky will have to pay $161,825.68 to attorneys representing the Michele Dauber-led recall campaign that booted him from office, a […]
Palo Alto
Protester sues Michele Dauber, 2 others for defamation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man who regularly protested against the recall of Judge Aaron Persky has filed a defamation lawsuit against recall leader and Stanford law […]
Santa Clara County
Group aims to make it harder to recall judges
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two months after Judge Aaron Persky was recalled from the Santa Clara County bench, 30 judges and legal professionals have teamed up to […]
Santa Clara County
Turner only committed ‘sexual outercourse,’ his attorney tells appeals court
The attorney for a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assaulting a female student in 2016 argued this morning (July 24) in an appeal of the jury’s verdict that it […]
Santa Clara County
Persky’s lawyer intends to put Dauber in the hot seat
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An attorney for recalled judge Aaron Persky said last night (June 19) that he intends to question under oath Michele Dauber, the Stanford […]
San Mateo County
Voters recall Judge Persky
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a two-year crusade to avenge a six-month county jail sentence seen as too lenient for sexual assault, the so-called “Brock Turner judge,” […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altans voted against the recall, but it passed in San Jose
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The recall of Judge Aaron Persky passed by a wide margin in Santa Clara County but a majority of voters in Palo Alto, […]
Opinion
Opinion: Momentum shifts in recall campaign
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The recall of Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky will be one of the closer races on election night. Momentum has shifted from […]
Santa Clara County
Both sides of the recall hold rallies in San Jose
Campaigns for and against the recall of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky held dueling rallies in San Jose today (May 30) in the wake of recent controversial […]
Santa Clara County
Anti-recall effort catching up in terms of fundraising
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The campaign to recall Judge Aaron Persky has amassed a war chest of more than $1.2 million since 2016, but the two committees […]
Santa Clara County
Recall campaign rips apart friends; Persky’s wife warned about ‘humiliation’ her family would face
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer One casualty of the battle to recall Judge Aaron Persky has been a 14-year friendship between his wife and Los Altos physician Sophia […]
Santa Clara County
Recall Persky campaign raises more than $1 million
Originally published by the Post on May 5. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With a month to go before the June 5 election, the campaigns for and against […]
Santa Clara County
Eshoo, Simitian come out against the recall
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With days to go before the June 5 recall vote, embattled Judge Aaron Persky won support yesterday (May 23) from three Silicon Valley […]
East Palo Alto
New poll shows recall is still ahead, but support is dropping
By the Daily Post staff A new survey shows Santa Clara County residents favor the recall of Judge Aaron Persky, but the percentage supporting the recall is dropping with the […]
Santa Clara County
Judge Persky has no regrets in Brock Turner case
BY PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer Judge Aaron Persky says he has no regrets. The Santa Clara County judge says he would handle the sexual assault case of former Stanford […]
Santa Clara County
Guest opinion: I support Emily Doe and oppose the recall
GUEST OPINION BY JEFF ROSEN As district attorney of Santa Clara County, I oversaw the successful prosecution and conviction of rapist Brock Turner. The judge imposed a lawful, though far […]
Santa Clara County
Is there a Persky pattern? A look at cases recall proponents say are similar to that of Brock Turner
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The campaign to unseat Judge Aaron Persky from the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench has pointed to what it calls a “pattern […]
Santa Clara County
Persky recall signs compared to infamous Willie Horton ad
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The red and white lawn signs supporting the campaign to recall Judge Aaron Persky depict two black-and-white photos side by side: Persky’s judicial […]
Opinion
Editorial: Vote ‘no’ on recall of Judge Persky
DAILY POST EDITORIAL There’s more at stake in the recall election of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky than the six-month jail sentence he gave to Stanford swimmer […]
Opinion
Editorial: Cindy Hendrickson for Santa Clara County Superior Court
DAILY POST EDITORIAL Santa Clara County voters will face two questions about the Superior Court in the June 5 primary. The first is whether to recall Judge Aaron Persky. On […]
Santa Clara County
Judge facing recall speaks out for judicial independence
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In an interview with the Post yesterday (May 2), embattled Judge Aaron Persky said the recall threatens more than his career — it’s […]
Palo Alto
Other judges are watching the Persky recall campaign, law school dean says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two well-respected Bay Area lawyers, neither of which are connected with the attempt to recall or retain Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge […]
Santa Clara County
Berkeley law dean, Stanford law professor debate Persky recall tonight
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For the third time in a week, the question of whether voters should recall Judge Aaron Persky will be debated tonight (April 24). […]
Santa Clara County
Judge candidates differ on how to make juries more diverse
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Judge hopefuls Angela Storey and Cindy Hendrickson — both vying for embattled Judge Aaron Persky’s seat on June 5 — differ on how […]
San Mateo County
Two lawyers vie to replace Judge Persky
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Voters in Santa Clara County, take note: whether or not you vote to recall Judge Aaron Persky on June 5, you can answer […]
Santa Clara County
Dauber pulls out of recall debate, sends law school colleague to go up against Cordell
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford Law Professor Michele Dauber pulled out of a debate over the movement to recall Judge Aaron Persky hours before the event last […]
Palo Alto
Appeals court to decide if Persky recall stays on the ballot
Three justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the recall Judge Aaron Persky stays on the June 5 ballot after hearing oral arguments from attorneys […]
In the news
Arrest in white powder scare
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man accused of sending letters with white powder to five people, including Donald Trump Jr. and Stanford law professor Michele Dauber, was […]
Stanford
Dauber says she’s relieved FBI has arrested man accused of sending her and others white powder
The Stanford law professor who chairs a campaign to recall a controversial judge addressed the public today (March 1) after the FBI announced the arrest of a man who allegedly […]
Stanford
Feds arrest man accused of sending white powder to Stanford professor
From staff and wire reports A Massachusetts man was arrested today (March 1) and charged with sending letters with white powder to five people, including one to Donald Trump Jr. […]
Santa Clara County
Former judge accuses recall leader of rape threat hoax
CORRECTION: The following story on the campaign to recall Judge Aaron Persky included a statement by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell about a letter containing white powder that was sent to […]
Santa Clara County
Law professor leading judge recall isn’t an attorney
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Critics of the movement to oust Judge Aaron Persky from the Santa Clara County Superior Court have raised concerns about the fact that […]
Santa Clara County
Both sides of judge recall speak at county supervisors’ hearing
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors today (Feb. 6) voted to put the recall of Judge Aaron Persky on the June 5 ballot following a public hearing during which […]