Retired 6th District Court of Appeal Justice Nathan D. Mihara has a relatively straightforward view about the law’s role in our world today.
“When people ask me what the law’s about, I tell them, ‘It’s complicated, but I can sum it up this way: The purpose of the law is to create order out of chaos,’” Mihara said. “Whether you’re talking civil, criminal, probate – it doesn’t matter. There’s confusion out there. There’s chaos. Th... (continued)