L.A. judge who threatened to shoot people in his courtroom admonished by state panel

A state judicial panel publicly admonished Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Enrique Monguia for threatening to shoot people in his courtroom.

The judge made other inappropriate remarks, including suggesting one woman would raise a “meth baby” and labeling a prospective juror a “hot mess.”

Monguia acknowledged wrongdoing and expressed remorse.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge known to make inappropriate remarks, including threatening to shoot people in his courtroom and suggesting one woman would raise a “meth baby,” has been publicly admonished by a state watchdog panel for judges.

The Commission on Judicial Performance, the state agency responsible for probing complaints of judicial misconduct and incapacity as well as disciplining judges, issued its findings in August. A public adm