Judges and Judiciary
May 9, 2001
Sensitive Judgment
SAN FRANCISCO - Veteran public defender Elliot Daum recalls the precise moment when the idea of becoming a judge crystallized in his mind. The pivotal decision came in late 1999, during one of his last court appearances as an assistant public defender, when a 23-year-old man Daum had defended for a robbery-related shooting received 41 years to life, the maximum sentence.
The pivotal decision came in late 1999, during one of his last court appearances as an assistant public defender...
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