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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 21, 2008

Ernest Williams 1925-2008: Judge Presided Over GM Suit

LOS ANGELES - Former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ernest Williams, who was best-known for presiding over a highly emotional personal-injury suit against General Motors in the 1990s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 83.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 3.

      LOS ANGELES - Former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ernest Williams, who was best-known for presiding over a highly emotional personal-injury suit against General Motors in the 1990s, died Thursday in Los Angeles.
      He was 83.
      In 1999, Williams shook up the ...

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