Judges and Judiciary
Sep. 28, 2026
Justice's dissents question results he says law cannot support
Justice Kenneth R. Yegan, on the appellate bench since 1990, brings a direct writing style to disputes over criminal law, statutory interpretation and government authority as he seeks retention Nov. 3.
Justice Kenneth R. Yegan does not hide his disagreement when he believes the law has produced the wrong result.
"We are supposed to correct a miscarriage of justice, not help to create one," the 2nd District Court of Appeal justice wrote this month, dissenting from a decision returning to juvenile court the case of a man who admitted committing two murders at age 15.
The opinion in In re J.C., B345707, is characteristic of a justice whose writing can be b...
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