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Redwood City – For the second time this month, a San Mateo County Superior Court Judge has denied Sheriff Christina Corpus’ request for a temporary restraining order to halt a voter-approved removal process.
Judge Nina Shapirshteyn today ruled that Corpus’ effort to delay proceedings was not justified. Corpus sought a temporary restraining order that would halt a process authorized by Measure A, a County Charter amendment passed by 84 percent of voters in March 2025.
Earlier this month, on June 9, a judge denied a similar request by Corpus, calling it “premature” given the process was still under way.
Once again, the court denied the petitioner’s request for a temporary restraining order, allowing the process to continue.
On June 23, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to accept a recommendation to proceed with removing Sheriff Christina Corpus from office. The decision to proceed required a four-fifths vote and follows a process that the voters authorized the Board to develop and implement under Measure A.
Under the removal procedures adopted by the Board, the sheriff has the right to appeal the Board’s decision and request a full evidentiary hearing. The Charter amendment grants the board removal authority until Dec. 31, 2028 to allow for the removal of a sheriff by the Board if it finds on a four-fifths vote that there is cause to do so.
Cause includes violating the law related to a sheriff’s duties, flagrant or repeated neglect of duties, misappropriation of public funds, willful falsification of documents or obstructing an investigation.
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