--- title: Stanford Sex Assault: Judge Removed From Sex Assault Case description: The California judge who presided over the Stanford University sexual assault case has been removed from another sex assault case canonical: https://time.com/4369486/stanford-judge-aaron-persky-brock-turner-sex-assault/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-15T00:59:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:47:25.249Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Judge in Stanford Sentencing Removed From Sex Assault Case og:description: After he sentenced Brock Turner to six months in prison og:url: https://time.com/4369486/stanford-judge-aaron-persky-brock-turner-sex-assault/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd997caf8c25b1622/698897e8428a9ec393cd30c0/aaron-persky.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Ex Stanford Swimmer Rape og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Judge in Stanford Sentencing Removed From Sex Assault Case twitter:description: After he sentenced Brock Turner to six months in prison twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd997caf8c25b1622/698897e8428a9ec393cd30c0/aaron-persky.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Judge in Stanford Sentencing Removed From Sex Assault Case  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jun 15, 2016 12:59 AM CUT  Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky on June 27, 2011. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky on June 27, 2011.Jason Doiy—The Recorder/AP  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jun 15, 2016 12:59 AM CUT The [California judge](http://time.com/4359265/stanford-brock-allen-turner-judge-recall/ "undefined") who presided over the Stanford University sexual assault case — and sparked anger and a recall campaign after he gave a lenient sentence — has been removed from another sex assault case, prosecutors said Tuesday. [Aaron Persky](http://time.com/4363619/jurors-refuse-case-brock-turner-aaron-persky-stanford/ "undefined"), who [sentenced Brock Turner to six months in jail](http://time.com/4363538/brock-turner-stanford-sexual-assault-swimmer/ "undefined") for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, will no longer preside in a case involving a male nurse who allegedly sexually assaulted an anesthetized female patient, [NBC Bay Area reports](http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Aaron-Persky-Judge-in-Brock-Turner-Rape-Case-Removed-From-New-Sex-Assault-Case-383044621.html?%5Fosource=nbcnews%5Ftwitter&hootPostID=98fe1b9e3f49cbea9f518f4838810e00 "undefined"). “We lack confidence that Judge Persky can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing,” the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office said in a statement, according to NBC. “This is a rare and carefully considered step for our Office. In the future, we will evaluate each case on its own merits and decide if we should use our legal right to ask for another judge in order to protect public safety and pursue justice.” \[[_NBC Bay Area_](http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Aaron-Persky-Judge-in-Brock-Turner-Rape-Case-Removed-From-New-Sex-Assault-Case-383044621.html?%5Fosource=nbcnews%5Ftwitter&hootPostID=98fe1b9e3f49cbea9f518f4838810e00 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4369486/stanford-judge-aaron-persky-brock-turner-sex-assault/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4369486/stanford-judge-aaron-persky-brock-turner-sex-assault/"},"headline":"Judge in Stanford Sentencing Removed From Sex Assault Case","datePublished":"2016-06-15T00:59:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:47:25.249Z","description":"“We lack confidence that Judge Persky can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing\"","url":"https://time.com/4369486/stanford-judge-aaron-persky-brock-turner-sex-assault/","keywords":["Courts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd997caf8c25b1622/698897e8428a9ec393cd30c0/aaron-persky.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd997caf8c25b1622/698897e8428a9ec393cd30c0/aaron-persky.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ex Stanford Swimmer Rape","caption":"Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky on June 27, 2011.","creditText":"Jason Doiy—The Recorder/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/courts/","name":"Courts"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4369486/stanford-judge-aaron-persky-brock-turner-sex-assault/","name":"Judge in Stanford Sentencing Removed From Sex Assault Case"}}]}] ```