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Carasso's Courtroom Bias Bombshell: Orange County Judge refuses to recuse despite clear evidence of bias against journalist Julie Holburn.

Carasso’s Courtroom Bias Bombshell

    Orange County Judge Kimberly A. Carasso is now the face of a spiraling judicial scandal after refusing to recuse herself from journalist Julie Holburn’s family court case. Evidence shows Carasso knew Holburn, her articles, and her reporting months before taking the case — contradicting her sworn statements and fueling accusations of bias, retaliation, and misconduct. Court transcripts show Carasso discussing Holburn by name, reviewing her photo and articles, and even threatening mistrial over her reporting. Now, with the public demanding DOJ and FBI intervention, Carasso’s refusal to step aside exposes the deepening crisis in Orange County’s secrecy-ridden family court system.

    PAYWALL OF JUSTICE: ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

      After stonewalling for nearly a year, the Orange County Superior Court (OCSC) has hit investigative journalist Julie M. Anderson Holburn with a stunning $4,240 fee for a single public records report. The court’s months-long delays, bogus legal excuses, false retention claims, and personal attacks reveal a disturbing pattern: deny, deflect, retaliate. Holburn’s requests—clearly protected under California Rule of Court 10.500—seek basic family court administrative data already available on courthouse terminals. But instead of compliance, OCSC has chosen obfuscation. At stake is not just transparency, but the constitutional right of every Californian to know what their courts are doing.