9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Chief Judge Emeritus Procter Ralph Hug Jr. of Reno bailed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals out of jams in four notable incidents during the 1990s.
Today Hug, 79, is a respected senior judge who on visits to circuit headquarters in San Francisco is assigned the elegant visiting chambers, complete with fireplace, that were originally designed for U.S. Supreme Court justices who traveled annually to the circuit... (continued)