
SAN JOSE -- To her supporters, and even some critics of her rulings, Justice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian is a very intelligent and personable jurist.
"I am delighted to see her in just about every setting I run into her," said Gerald Uelmen, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law who also represents criminal defendants on appeal.
"The only time I hate to see her is when I'm representing a client and she's on the panel,"... (continued)