Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 21, 2002
Street Smarts, Bench Smarts
SAN FRANCISCO - A lack of formal legal training can make jurors feel as if lawyers and judges are speaking a foreign language. In the case of San Francisco Superior Court Judge Wallace Douglass, some jurors might, on occasion, actually be right.
Judge,
San Francisco Superior Court
Career highlights: Elevated to superior court following unification, 1999; appointed to municipal court by Gov. George Deukmejian, 1991; clerk for Justice John W. Holmdahl, 1st District Court of Appeal, 1984-90; sole practitioner, 1976-84; staff counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bureau of Compliance, 1975-76; assistant district attorney, San Francisco, 1970.
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