Israel Claustro’s state law license was reactivated after he resigned from the bench and pleaded guilty to mail fraud this month.

Two OC Superior Court Judges have faced criminal charges in the last two years, while a host of others have quietly sidestepped questions or lawsuits around their ethics.

Israel Claustro, who has resigned from his judicial position, will return to court later Monday for an expected guilty plea.

A former veteran Orange County Superior Court judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during a heated argument at the couple’s Anaheim Hill’s home received a life ...