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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 8, 2002

Supreme Snoozers

Forum Column - By Robert S. Thompson - Again, Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown has produced concise, insightful separate opinions which cut to the heart of the case and reach sensible informative conclusions, in contrast to the rambling majority opinions which resemble a staff-prepared product designed to inform the justices as much as decide the case. This has never been more true than in the high court's opinions in Keenan v. Superior Court, 310 Cal.3d 424 (1982) and San Remo Hotel LP v. City and County of San Francisco, S091757 (Cal. March 4, 2002).

        Forum Column
        
        By Robert S. Thompson

        Again, Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown has produced concise, insightful separate opinions which cut to the heart of the case and reach sensible informative conclusions, in contrast to the rambling maj...

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