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Obituaries

Mar. 20, 2023

Robert M. Talcott, 1932 — 2023

Judge who helped found State Bar Court known for humor, expertise

Robert M. Talcott, 1932 — 2023

“Humor is almost never a good idea for judges,” but Robert M. Talcott, a former judge of the State Bar Court that he helped found, “was able to make it be a part of pleasant conversation instead of stressful judicial proceeding,” his friend and colleague recalled Friday.

Talcott, 90, who died on March 11 after a brief illness, spent more than 40 years as a criminal defense attorney, civil and appellate litigator and State Bar Court judge. <...

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