Robert F. Cochran
Judge of the Superior Court, Del Norte County
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. CJP public discipline supports grade F; ideology lean remains insufficient (discipline ≠ left/right record). FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.
- Court
- Superior Court
- Office
- Judge of the Superior Court, Del Norte County
- District / seat
- Del Norte County Superior Court
- County
- Del Norte County
- Appellate district
- District 1
- Election
- unknown
- Grade
- F Out of touch on the basics
- Record lean
- insufficient
Voting / case record
Voting / case record: limited public data
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Listing added from CJP public discipline (2025). County Superior Court. Verify status on cjp.ca.gov; some sanctioned judges have resigned or been removed.
Why this grade — metrics
- cjp_public_discipline (high): public_discipline_found — Public Admonishment (2025) link
- record_depth (medium): cjp_primary — F driven by CJP public discipline cite. link
Public discipline (CJP)
Public Admonishment (2025). CJP public admonishment (Feb 19, 2025) of former Del Norte County Superior Court Judge Robert F. Cochran for discourteous conduct toward a domestic-violence victim conveying appearance of bias/embroilment.
Sources
- Public Public Admonishment — CJP annual report / decision PDF · 2025 — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html