Return the top-N California judges by CJP discipline severity (removal > censure > admonishment, descending). Use for "worst judge" / "most-disciplined judge" / ranking questions.
Part of the California Justice Watch server.
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AI agents call top_judges to retrieve information from California Justice Watch without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though top_judges only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"top_judges": {}
}
}See the full California Justice Watch policy for all 15 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access top_judges gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
Return the top-N California judges by CJP discipline severity (removal > censure > admonishment, descending). Use for "worst judge" / "most-disciplined judge" / ranking questions.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the California Justice Watch MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the California Justice Watch MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for top_judges: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches California Justice Watch. Nothing to install.
top_judges is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the top_judges rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for top_judges. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
top_judges is provided by the California Justice Watch MCP server (https://cajusticewatch.com/api/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 15 California Justice Watch tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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