Daily Journal Staff Writer
MARTINEZ — Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Patricia M. Scanlon keeps an engraved reminder front and center on her chamber's desk: "More Phelan, Less Scanlon."
Scanlon's friend and neighbor, Justice Michael J. Phelan of the 1st District Court of Appeal, has a reputation for unremitting patience and a perpetually calm demeanor.
Scanlon does... (continued)