U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Nov. 1, 2013
Veteran 9th Circuit commissioner grapples with piracy contempt hearing
Peter Lind Shaw is presiding over an unusual hearing involving pirates on the high seas, one of a wide variety of cases he handles as a special master.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Arrgh. Special masters rarely are called on to deal with pirates, but this week it's happening at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It's just one of the roles these hired court facilitators fill. Call them judicial adjuncts, monitors, mediators or special masters, judges retain lawyers or former jurists with uncommon expertise to pitch in when faced with tricky issues. The 9th Circuit has institutio...
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