This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Jul. 28, 2017

Eye of the Storm

Attorneys say Judge Laurel Brady’s calm demeanor helps ease tension in emotional criminal trials.

Read more about Laurel S. Brady...
Eye of the Storm
Contra Costa County Superior Court (Martinez)

By James Getz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

MARTINEZ -- Criminal law attorneys agree that in sometimes stormy and emotional trials, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Laurel S. Brady is the calm at the center.

Deputy Public Defender Rebecca Brackman recalled the trial of her client, charged with murder in the death of her disabled husband, as "very intense emotionally. It involved a lot of trauma for my client and her family. It was a very contentious trial ... (continued)

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this Judicial Profile for $85
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this Judicial Profile. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up