In a ruling last April thought to be the first of its kind, Orange County Assistant Presiding Judge Cheri Pham disqualified Shore from hearing multiple cases under the Racial Justice Act, with the ...

In October 2023, Orange County Superior Court Judge Cheri Pham found that Draper's "irrelevant and inappropriate comments" merited his disqualification and that his rulings on requests for a new ...

Judge Cheri Pham ruled that comments Shore made could lead a person to “reasonably believe that Judge Shore believes certain racial or ethnic groups commit more crimes than others.” ...