
Northern District of California (Oakland)
OAKLAND -- U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White keeps two sets of notes when hearing a case. One is his analysis of the arguments. The other is advice for attorneys.
"Lawyer asked a non-leading question on cross," he scribbled on a legal pad.
"Lawyer was not prepared," he wrote on the line after that.
In a career spanning nearly 50 years at the highe... (continued)