U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice
Jan. 16, 2019
Judicial opinions must ‘show their math’
It’s true that sometimes appellate opinions can be too long, but actually making them shorter is a complex, nuanced and timely endeavor.
2nd Appellate District, Division 5
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Presiding Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
On Jan. 4, 2019, attorney James P. McBride wrote an "open letter to [California's] appellate court justices." In it, he registered two chief complaints about appellate court decisions these days: They are too long, and they lack "flair."
Before I provide my thoughts on these two chief complaints, I offer two quick provisos.
First, this ope...
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