SANTA ANA -- Richard M. Aronson's nearly two decades as an appellate justice have given him a clear idea of what makes oral argument helpful, and a canned diatribe isn't it.
"It is frustrating when you prepare for a case, you're excited about the issues, and the lawyers come in and just start reading from a script," Aronson said during an interview in his 4th District Court of Appeal chambers. "There's nothing more deflat... (continued)