Ex-Judge Arrested on Suspicion of Prowling
VENTURA — After 16 months of public sobriety, former Superior Court Judge Robert C. Bradley was arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of prowling near his Ventura home while intoxicated, offenses that could end his chances of ever working as a judge again.
Bradley, 59, was released from Ventura County Jail early Wednesday after posting $15,000 bail.
A hearing was set for 1:30 p.m. today to consider allegations that Bradley violated his probation on two previous alcohol-related convictions.
The 16-year jurist, now a lawyer in Thousand Oaks, could not be reached for comment.
Bradley, removed from the bench in 1999 after a string of alcohol-related arrests, could have reapplied to serve as a fill-in jurist in June, had he stayed out of trouble.
Bradley’s most recent setback came after police responded to an east Ventura resident’s complaint that someone had tapped on his bedroom window, police Lt. Gary McCaskill said. The resident telephoned police, who arrested Bradley at his nearby home.
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