More challenges filed against beleaguered judge

A Costa Mesa woman who was the first to challenge a beleaguered judge

in the primary election filed another request Friday to remove the

jurist’s name from November’s runoff ballot.

Gay Sandoval, an attorney and former Daily Pilot columnist, continued

her quest to unseat Judge Ronald C. Kline, who is under house arrest on

suspicion of child molestation and child pornography.

Her action was done in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, she said

in a statement, because the children of Orange County have no standing

regarding Kline’s legal troubles.

Last month, Kline filed his own request to have his name taken off the

ballot after suffering from a staggering defeat at the ballot box.

Although his was the only name on the primary ballot, he garnered only

33% of the votes.

A group of 11 write-in candidates campaigned to unseat Kline after

Sandoval gathered the required signatures to open the race.