1.2 million signatures collected by multiple online petition campaigns. they want superior court judge aaron persky removed from the bench after he gave former stanford swimmer brock turner a six month sentence for sexual assault, a sentence advocacy groups say too lenient. the stanford law professor who organized it all, michelle downer. it says, if you are raped on a college campus in california, you are on your own. and to potential perpetrators it says, don t worry, we have your back. reporter: organizers gathered at the state building before turning over the petitions to the state commission on judicial performance. were not allowed in. minutes later, they came out disappointed. and they refused to come out so we had to leave them right on the ledge. reporter: end result, the organizers have filed a formal complaint against judge persky. no telling if commissioners will take the case for review. their office declined our request for an interview. vic lee, abc 7 n