Judge ordered jail time with no warning, woman claims

Corrina Gowan was convicted of contempt in her son's abuse case

By Nelson Daranciang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 15, 2013

~~<p>A Kapolei woman who went to a Honolulu courtroom last month to see her son, a defendant in a domestic-abuse case, found herself jailed when the judge said she had improper contact with the alleged victim and her parents.</p>
<p>Corrina Gowan says the actions of Circuit Judge Edward Kubo Jr. were unjustified and that she is worried the petty misdemeanor conviction could cause her to lose her job as a teacher's aide at Waianae High School.</p>
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A Kapolei woman who went to a Honolulu courtroom last month to see her son, a defendant in a domestic-abuse case, found herself jailed when the judge said she had improper contact with the alleged victim and her parents.

Corrina Gowan says the actions of Circuit Judge Edward Kubo Jr. were unjustified and that she is worried the petty misdemeanor conviction could cause her to lose her job as a teacher's aide at Waianae High School. Login for more...