Stretton has tried to get the charges tossed on several legal fronts. He claims the Judicial Conduct Board, which investigates and prosecutes accusations of professional misconduct by judges, violated its own legal oath by improperly interviewing Tidd's judicial staff without his permission as outlined in court rules. Stretton also is seeking to get evidence dismissed, claiming audio recordings of Tidd were illegal under the state wiretap law because he did not give his consent to be taped.