Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 2, 2012
When judges return to the bar, ethical questions arise
How should judges deal with lawyers who used to be their colleagues? That's the question some courts have had to grapple with as several prominent federal and state judges retire and return to private practice.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A common aphorism in law holds that becoming a judge is the capstone of a lawyer's career. "A natural transition" is how some judges put it. But what about the transition of a judge who parts with the life-long title of "your honor" to be called "counselor" again?
That's the question some courts in California have had to grapple with in recent months as several pr...
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