JWEEKLY
Lawsuit: judge called public defender ‘Jew boy,’ shoved him into Lake Shasta
by Gabe Stutman
April 7, 2020

A Jewish public defender in Humboldt County has filed a lawsuit alleging a judge verbally assaulted him during a camping trip, called him “Jew boy” and then shoved him into a lake. Rory Kalin, a deputy in the Humboldt County public defender’s office, said Superior Court Judge Gregory Elvine-Kreis peppered him with insults during a short ride on Lake Shasta in a rented boat. Eventually the judge shoved the fully-clothed lawyer over the stern, the filing claims. READ MORE