Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 27, 2007
Changes in Application Reflect Worries About Judicial Diversity
SAN FRANCISCO - Roughly a decade ago, McGeorge School of Law professor J. Clark Kelso heard stories of attorneys with judicial aspirations doing pro bono work or volunteering with district attorney's offices just so they could say they had been in front of a jury.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Roughly a decade ago, McGeorge School of Law professor J. Clark Kelso heard stories of attorneys with judicial aspirations doing pro bono work or volunteering with district attorney's offices just so they could say they had been in front of a jury.
"People were told, 'We'd love to appoint you, but you don't have any trial experi...
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