COSTA MESA, Calif.—After battling various lawsuits challenging his seat on the Orange County Board of Education, Tim Shaw kept his trustee position after a judge denied a request for his removal on March 10. The decision from Orange County Superior Court Judge Martha Gooding on late Tuesday afternoon denied local resident Michael Sean Wright’s request to prohibit Shaw from serving on the board in any capacity, according to the ruling. Shortly after the release of the final decision on Wednesday, Shaw told The Epoch Times he was relieved and believes the efforts to get him removed was a “political stunt” to lessen his chances of winning his District 4 seat that is up for grabs in June 2022. The contentious debate comes after Shaw received a legal challenge in January 2021 that questioned his ability to serve simultaneously on the La Habra City Council and Orange County Board of Education. …