THE ROBING ROOM

I have seldom been more impressed, in 30+ years, with a judge's temperament. He was always courteous, yet firm when he needed to be. He was extremely hard-working, and was able to rule intelligently on motions filed at 5:30 am during a multi-week trial before the jury came in at 8:00 am. His opinions were well-reasoned and researched. And -- to respond to the invariable cynics -- no, my clients did not prevail, nor were all of Judge Orrick's rulings go our way. In fact, quite a few did not.