Los Angeles County Superior Court
LOS ANGELES - "Litigation is not poker. Show your cards," is the maxim on the wall when attorneys enter Superior Court Judge Rupert A. Byrdsong's courtroom
Another advises: "Try the case you have, not the case you wish to have."
These principles reflect Byrdsong's commitment to realism in litigation. "In poker, you can give back your cards if you don't like them. In court, you present the case you walked in with," he ... (continued)
