Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 14, 2001
Cranky Jurists
In his seminal tome, "California Judicial Conduct Handbook" (2d ed. 1999), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David M. Rothman writes, "Great judges are not distinguished by their ability to avoid feeling or displaying anger. In fact, a display of anger may be appropriate in some situations. Should a provocative attorney who willfully attempts to secure a mistrial in a case by violating an order against revealing information to the jury be chided gently for the misdeed?"
By Douglas G. Carnahan
In his seminal tome, "California Judicial Conduct Handbook" (2d ed. 1999), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David M. Rothman writes, "Great judges are not distinguished by their ability to avoid feeling or displaying anger. In fact, a display of anger may be appropriate in some situations. Should a provocative attorney who willfully attempts...
In his seminal tome, "California Judicial Conduct Handbook" (2d ed. 1999), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David M. Rothman writes, "Great judges are not distinguished by their ability to avoid feeling or displaying anger. In fact, a display of anger may be appropriate in some situations. Should a provocative attorney who willfully attempts...
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