PJ Epstein obit

Epstein in 1969

Today's DJ has Justice Norman L. Epstein, 1933 — 2023 -- "Scholar in residence" of 2nd District Court of Appeal believed law was the "noble profession"

• The only son of a Los Angeles pharmacist and an amateur artist, Norman Epstein revered education and even thought about becoming an academic before opting to go to law school. He served as vice chancellor and general counsel of the California State University system for 13 years before becoming a judge.
• He was valedictorian of his senior class at Fairfax High School. Then he graduated from UCLA and UCLA School of Law.
• On the bench, he taught at the California Judicial College and co-authored several legal treatises with Bernard E. Witkin, founder of "Summary of California Law," and taught with Bernard S. Jefferson, who wrote "Jefferson's California evidence benchbook."
• Epstein retired as presiding judge of Division 4 of the 2nd District in 2018. He had served 28 years on the Court of Appeal and 45 as a judge.

The MetNews' detailed obit is here.