- Judge Rita Miller of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division One until November 30, 2014
- Judge Lee Edmon of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until December 31, 2014
- Judge Luis A. Lavin of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until December 31, 2014
- Judge Allan J. Goodman of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five until November 30, 2014
- Judge Earle Jeffrey Burke of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Six until November 30, 2014
- Judge John Segal of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Seven until November 30, 2014
In today's DJ, APJ Gilbert reminds us that it's Dylan Thomas's 100th birthday, in If I May Interrupt, Again.
Also, UC Davis's Wydick Fellow J. Angelo DeSantis presents Writers are from Mars, Readers from Venus, explaining that "Good writing requires an understanding of the many ways writers and readers see things differently." First, "Writers see acronyms as shortcuts; readers see them as information black holes."
Second, "Writers see quotations as a signal of importance; readers see them as a signal to skim."
Also available here is Counsel Press's Appellate Law Journal.
And here is an article by retired Justice Grodin about retired Justice Earl Johnson's book.
Also, UC Davis's Wydick Fellow J. Angelo DeSantis presents Writers are from Mars, Readers from Venus, explaining that "Good writing requires an understanding of the many ways writers and readers see things differently." First, "Writers see acronyms as shortcuts; readers see them as information black holes."
A great example of avoiding acronyms is the Supreme Court's 2012 Affordable Care Act opinion. Chief Justice John Roberts refers to the Affordable Care Act only as "the Act," never as an acronym. The only two instances where he writes "PPACA" and "ACA" are when (1) he cites a report with "PPACA" in the title, and (2) when he quotes Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg's dissent.
Only use an acronym if you're certain the reader will treat it as interchangeable with its long form. Acronyms used in hundreds of cases (ERISA, FOIA, RFRA) are safe bets. Acronyms specific to your case are not.
Second, "Writers see quotations as a signal of importance; readers see them as a signal to skim."
Also available here is Counsel Press's Appellate Law Journal.
And here is an article by retired Justice Grodin about retired Justice Earl Johnson's book.
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