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Jan. 14, 2026

Justice urges lawyers to ask one key question: 'Have you served in the military?'

California Court of Appeal Justice Eileen Moore encouraged attorneys to screen clients for military service, highlighting how PTSD and moral injuries can affect legal representation across family, civil, and criminal cases.

Justice urges lawyers to ask one key question: 'Have you served in the military?'
California Court of Appeal Justice Eileen Moore

California Court of Appeal Associate Justice Eileen Moore on Tuesday urged lawyers to rethink how they screen clients, telling a packed room at Western State College of Law that a single question can change the course of representation: "Have you ever served in the United States military?"

Moore, a former nurse who served during the Vietnam War, delivered the keynote address at a Minimum Continuing Legal Education program hosted by the Orange County Women Lawyers Associa...

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