THE ROBING ROOM

Judge Takasugi is the best judge in the Central District. I tried a criminal case before him that dragged out over six months, which I lost. He was uniformly kind and fair. During one long day, the Assistant U.S. Attorney and I were pissed off and chipping at each other. He called us to the bench, and said, 'Now, I know you guys like each other, so shake hands, and start over.' In the end, he substantially reduce my client's sentence with an ill health departure.