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Persky said in court last week that he followed a recommendation from the county's probation department and cited Turner's clean criminal record and the effect the conviction will have on his life.Also Friday, women's group UltraViolet plans to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures to the agency that investigates complaints of judicial misconduct and disciplines judges in a symbolic effort urging Persky's removal from the bench. But to recall the judge, organizers would need to collect signatures from 58,634 registered county voters.After a complaint is received by the commission, which meets every six to eight weeks, it will open an investigation within 60 days, agency attorney Victoria Henley said.Prosecutors had argued Turner be sentenced to six years in prison for crimes that could have sent him away for 10 years. But the county's district attorney has said Persky should not lose his job because of the ruling.The lawmakers also want District Attorney Jeff Rosen to ask an appeals court to overturn the sentence. But prosecutors said this week that they don't think Persky's decision can be appealed because it was \"authorized by law and was made by applying the correct standards.\"The judge's decision \"confirms what women already knew: That rape culture blames us for being vulnerable when crimes are committed against us, but treats the same factors — drinking, in particular — as reasons to be exceedingly lenient with rapists,\" Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton said.Online records show Turner is expected to be released from jail after three months. County jail inmates serve 50 percent of their sentences if they keep a clean disciplinary record. Turner is being segregated from the general jail population, which is standard for high-profile inmates who could be targets.Stanford University law professor Michele Dauber launched a campaign to remove Persky from the bench and plans to speak at a rally outside the commission Friday.\"His statements during the sentencing show that he does not understand sexual violence. He does not understand violence against women,\" she told The Associated Press on Thursday. \"And so we are going to recall him, and we're going to replace him with someone who does.\"Lawyers who have appeared in Persky's court have called him a fair and respected judge. He has no record of judicial discipline and previously worked as a Santa Clara County prosecutor responsible for keeping sexual predators locked up.Several prospective jurors who opposed Persky's decision refused to serve on a jury this week in an unrelated case he is handling. They were dismissed from service after coming forward with their complaints.A court spokesman has said Persky is barred from commenting on the case because Turner is appealing his conviction on felony assault and attempted rape charges.Stephanie Pham, a Stanford student who co-founded the Association of Students for Sexual Assault Prevention, said the sentence stirred anger and frustration on campus.\"When the sentencing came out, people lost faith in the legal system,\" she said. \"Survivors felt alienated and silenced by the fact that someone found guilty is still going to be given a lenient sentence.\"A group of California lawmakers joined women's rights advocates Friday in urging a California agency to take action against the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.Eleven Democratic state lawmakers asked the Commission on Judicial Performance to investigate and discipline Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky, alleging he may have engaged in misconduct in sentencing Brock Turner, 20, to jail time and three years' probation.The punishment for the Dayton, Ohio, native ignited intense outcry as too lenient. Persky said in court last week that he followed a recommendation from the county's probation department and cited Turner's clean criminal record and the effect the conviction will have on his life.Also Friday, women's group UltraViolet plans to submit hundreds of thousands of signatures to the agency that investigates complaints of judicial misconduct and disciplines judges in a symbolic effort urging Persky's removal from the bench. But to recall the judge, organizers would need to collect signatures from 58,634 registered county voters.After a complaint is received by the commission, which meets every six to eight weeks, it will open an investigation within 60 days, agency attorney Victoria Henley said.Prosecutors had argued Turner be sentenced to six years in prison for crimes that could have sent him away for 10 years. But the county's district attorney has said Persky should not lose his job because of the ruling.The lawmakers also want District Attorney Jeff Rosen to ask an appeals court to overturn the sentence. But prosecutors said this week that they don't think Persky's decision can be appealed because it was \"authorized by law and was made by applying the correct standards.\"The judge's decision \"confirms what women already knew: That rape culture blames us for being vulnerable when crimes are committed against us, but treats the same factors — drinking, in particular — as reasons to be exceedingly lenient with rapists,\" Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton said.Online records show Turner is expected to be released from jail after three months. County jail inmates serve 50 percent of their sentences if they keep a clean disciplinary record. Turner is being segregated from the general jail population, which is standard for high-profile inmates who could be targets.Stanford University law professor Michele Dauber launched a campaign to remove Persky from the bench and plans to speak at a rally outside the commission Friday.\"His statements during the sentencing show that he does not understand sexual violence. He does not understand violence against women,\" she told The Associated Press on Thursday. \"And so we are going to recall him, and we're going to replace him with someone who does.\"Lawyers who have appeared in Persky's court have called him a fair and respected judge. He has no record of judicial discipline and previously worked as a Santa Clara County prosecutor responsible for keeping sexual predators locked up.Several prospective jurors who opposed Persky's decision refused to serve on a jury this week in an unrelated case he is handling. They were dismissed from service after coming forward with their complaints.A court spokesman has said Persky is barred from commenting on the case because Turner is appealing his conviction on felony assault and attempted rape charges.Stephanie Pham, a Stanford student who co-founded the Association of Students for Sexual Assault Prevention, said the sentence stirred anger and frustration on campus.\"When the sentencing came out, people lost faith in the legal system,\" she said. \"Survivors felt alienated and silenced by the fact that someone found guilty is still going to be given a lenient sentence.\"AP TELEVISIONSan Francisco - June 10, 20161. pan down from State of California sign outside state office building to activists gathered near entrance2. pan up from boxes of recall signatures to sign on box reading \"One Million People Demand: Fire Judge Persky!\"3. close up of sign on boxes4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michele Dauber, Stanford Professor \u0026amp; Campaign Chair - Committee to Recall Aaron Persky\"You are here today, like me, because you don't agree with the recent ruling of Judge Aaron Persky. The judge's sentence in this case was unreasonably lenient and the judge really bent over backwards to ensure that this young offender did not experience justice. That has made all women less safe at Stanford and at other colleges in the state of California. It says, if you are raped on a college campus in California, you are on your own. To potential perpetrators it says, don't worry, we have your back. Judge Persky treated the survivor as if she didn't matter, as if it was the perpetrator's pain, as if it was the perpetrator's fear, as if was his injuries, his reputation that mattered. We're here to say enough is enough.\"5. activist holds #20 minutes sign6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Jean Koontz - Rape Survivor\"Over 30 years ago when I was 17 I met a young man who was 21 and an Olympic athlete who was my date to the senior prom. At the end of the evening, I said no. No did not mean no to him. To this day it's impacted me with PTSD, lack of self assurance, but today I'm here to take back my power. I'm here to fight because I was inspired by the young women that was my similar age some 30 years ago. I'm inspired by not growing up another generation of young men that grow up to think no does not mean no.\"7. man holds \"Fire Judge Persky\" sign8. SOUNDBITE (English) Joanna Shell - Rape Survivor\"Rape culture is in our advertising. It's in our music. It's everywhere. We need to start talking about it if we're going to make a difference. If this case is going to bring that up, I hope that it does and I hope that we talk about it more than the here and now and during this recall.\"9. \"Protect Survivors, Not Rapists\" sign10. 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