I noticed an odd tweet this morning, ostensibly from Orange County Superior Court Judge Derek Johnson, with a message directed to me and Rachel.
To be sure, I don’t know if this is the judge’s actual Twitter account, or an account created to make Johnson appear foolish. In fact, I strongly suspect it’s the latter. But after seeing the tweet, I couldn’t help but wonder what, exactly, Johnson had said that would invite the ire of godless socialists.
A longtime Newport Beach judge who said that a rape victim “didn’t put up a fight” and that her sexual assault was only “technical” apologized for his remarks when confronted by a state agency.
Superior Court Judge Derek G. Johnson was publicly admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance, which said the judge’s comments breached judicial ethics and created an impression of bias against the victim.
At issue is a 2008 case, in which a man named Metin Gurel had been convicted of rape, forcible oral copulation, domestic battery, stalking, and making threats against his former live-in girlfriend. Specifically, Gurel is also believed to have threatened to mutilate the face and genitals of his victim with a heated screwdriver.
Prosecutors sought a 16-year sentence, but Johnson instead imposed a six-year prison term. Then he explained why.









