What Lawyers Get Wrong About the Courtroom: Justice William W. Bedsworth, Part I
This is Part I of our conversation with Justice William W. Bedsworth.
He recently retired from the California Appellate court, receiving the court’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. He is probably best known for his nationally syndicated column, which he has been writing for 44 years. Along the way he served as goal judge for the Anaheim Ducks, advanced civility through the case opinions known as the Holy Trinity of Civility Law, and furthered LGBTQ rights with a 2000 appellate opinion. He got his start as a deputy district attorney in Orange County, where after four years as a…
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