Retired judge Alan G. Perkins has noted a slight change in the way attorneys treat him as a private neutral.
“They’re not as quick to return phone calls,” said the former Sacramento County Superior Court judge. “Sometimes they will and sometimes they won’t. … Usually, as a judge, people would call you back no matter what – even if you didn’t really care if they called back that quickly. It’s a little bit of an adjustment, but it... (continued)