Civil division. And its the decision judge aaron persky apparently made himself following public outrage over what many people forced perceive as a too lenient sentence. We get new information from ktvus azenith smith. Shes live at the palo alto courthouse after speaking with the woman behind the effort to recall the judge. Azenith . Reporter julie, that laufer presser says she is relieved but also concerned since it is a temporary reassignment. She strongly believes judge persky is biased and should not be on the bench at all. Starting next month, judge aaron persky will no longer hear criminal cases at this courthouse. Its the same courthouse he sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail back in june after turner was convicted for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. A ruling sparking a national firestorm. Instead it at judge perskys request he will be reassigned to civil cases at the old courthouse in san jose which we believe that judge persky does no
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