Obituaries
Dec. 31, 2020
Joan Dempsey Klein, 1924 - 2020
Appellate justice was a champion of equality in the legal profession.
Retired appellate justice Joan Dempsey Klein was a mentor to generations of lawyers and campaigned for equal justice for everyone in the profession, California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said Wednesday.
“Justice Joan Dempsey Klein was an iconic force of nature,” Sakauye said in an email. “She was a mentor to all as evidenced by her leadership in creating and championing equal justice and the advancement of all legal profess...
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