Santa Clara County District Attorney Carr instructed her deputies last Friday to file blanket "affidavits of prejudice" in all cases handled by Superior Court Judge Andrea Bryan, who harshly criticized a prosecutor and dismissed a high-profile child molestation case earlier this month.
The affidavits will force criminal cases to be switched to different judges. In effect, the boycott will compel Bryan, a 58-year-old Pete Wilson appointee, to be reassigned to civil court.Santa Clara Superior Court judge Eugene Hyman comments.