Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
May 12, 2017
A waste of limited judicial resources
Published appellate decisions that abandon common sense highlight the problem of justices who either are too inexperienced or have overstayed their time on the bench.
Jonathan A. Goldstein
The Goldstein Law Firm, PC
8912 Burton Way
Beverly Hills , CA 90211
George Washington Univ Law School
Jonathan is the only attorney appointed by the State Bar to serve as a special master in every county in California. He also serves as a judge pro tem in nine different counties in California, a State Bar appointed fee dispute arbitrator, and a fee dispute arbitrator for three local bar associations. The opinions stated in this article are strictly his own.
While fraud, mismanagement and waste are problems commonly associated with the state judiciary, there exists an even greater internal threat to access to justice in our state - Court of Appeal justices who are either too inexperienced for their position or who have overstayed their time on the bench. For these justices, there should be but one outcome: removal or involuntarily retirement.
The problem in attempting to remove unqualified or incompetent Court of Appeal justices who are ...
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