Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 2, 2017
Judging is hard (even for the temporary kind)
By putting files into court computers, vast amounts of paper files can be eliminated. But the system in L.A. County is new. Temporary judges, like “real” judges, are supposed to read all the papers on the new computers. Except that they aren’t allowed to!
Thomas M. Hall
PO Box 49820
Los Angeles , CA 90049
Phone: (310) 231-3475
Email: TomHallFamilyLaw@aol.com
Loyola Law School
Thomas is a certified specialist in family law practicing in West Los Angeles.
Judging is hard work. Regardless of the quality of papers submitted by litigants, or of their preparations for trial, a judge is supposed to remain neutral, to rule both legally and equitably, and must present an air of judicious wisdom to courtrooms full of litigants and spectators.
Judges have a unique role in our governance system. They don’t have the right to draft new laws, even as they are in perfect position to see how some l...
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