
LOS ANGELES -- Judge Mark Epstein once delayed his vacation to ensure two children knew where they'd be going to school after summer break.
It was a family law case in which parents bickered about their school of choice, and Epstein wanted to resolve the matter before the first day of classes. If he hadn't put off his own downtime, the children might have started at one school and then been forced to enroll in another we... (continued)