Jan. 29, 2008
Demystifying the High Court
Focus Column - By Mary Lou Katz - A working knowledge of how the state Supreme Court conducts its business is crucial for California lawyers.
Mary Lou Byrne
Neutral, Alternative Resolution Centers
Commissioner Mary Lou Byrne (ret.) is a neutral with Alternative Resolution Centers. She served almost 19 years on the Los Angeles Superior Court bench, where she presided over cases involving family law, criminal law, restraining orders, infractions, and unlawful detainers. As a bench officer she put her mediation skills to work, settling cases involving all aspects of family law as well as civil harassment and criminal matters, in her own court as well as those assigned to other judicial officers.
By Mary Lou Katz
This article appears on Page 7.
For many lawyers and judges, the California Supreme Court resembles a big black box. Petitions, briefs and writs disappear into the box, and some time later the box mysteriously shoots out a decision.
The objective of this article and self-study test is to demystify the workings of the California Supreme Court by familiarizing re...
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