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Perspective

Jul. 21, 2010

The Best Choice for New Chief Justice

Jonathan Shapiro of USC Gould School of Law recommends Terry Friedman to carry on the best of Chief Justice Ronald George's legacy.

By Jonathan Shapiro

Chief Justice Ronald M. George's sense of humor is like the Loch Ness Monster. Many doubt it exists yet those who claim to have seen it swear it's memorable.

I'm a skeptic.

In 2007, George appointed me to serve on the California Judicial Council's Commission for Impartial Courts. I suppose that could be construed as funny in a sort of mean-spirited way. Yet during my entire tenure, I never h...

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