Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 18, 2002
Kramer Takes Over From Pollak on Complex Bench
SAN FRANCISCO -If you pass Judge Richard A. Kramer in a hallway, offer a kind word. His life has suddenly become a lot more complicated. Kramer has taken over San Francisco's complex litigation department - a pilot program sponsored by the state Judicial Council that assigns complicated cases to a single judge from inception to disposition. The point is to resolve cases more efficiently by having judges aggressively steer the pretrial procedure.
Kramer has taken over San Francisco's complex litigation department - a pilot program sponsored by the state Judicial Council that assigns complic...