U.S. Central District Court (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired August 2020 after nearly 20 years serving as a U.S. magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles; previously, trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.
Signature Resolution
Career Highlights: Retired August 2020 after nearly 20 years serving as a U.S. magistrate judge on the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles; previously, trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.
Signature Resolution
By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - If you thought judges have it easy just sitting up there listening to arguments and making decisions, think again.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick Walsh said he's ruled on close to 600 writs of habeas corpus in his 11 years on the bench but granted review in only two or three cases.
Yet one of his most troubling decisions didn't come during one of those few instances when he thought au... (continued)
