Sacramento County Judge Thadd Blizzard Role in Criminal Child Abduction Remains Unscrutinized by Commission on Judicial Performance

Sacramento County Family Court watchdogs 
assert that JudgeThadd Blizzard punished 
court reform activist Robert Saunders for his 
1st Amendment-protected protest activities.  

A whistleblower leaked court reporter transcript obtained by CJP News reveals that Sacramento County Judge Thadd Blizzard last November retroactively endorsed an unlawful out-of-state "move away" and child abduction at the request of local judge pro tem attorney Richard Sokol. 

The unprecedented ruling went against San Francisco constitutional law attorney Archibald Cunningham, who the transcript reflects was dumbfounded by the decision. 

The complete transcript is embedded at the end of this post, and can also be viewed or downloaded at Scribd.

The bizarre chain-of-events began in June 2013 after Cunningham's pro bono client, Robert Saunders, filed paperwork seeking child visitation under an existing temporary custody order.

After the visitation paperwork was lodged, Sokol's client, April Berger, abruptly moved to Hawaii with the parents' twin daughters. Berger did not obtain court permission prior to the move.