U.S. District Judge Sam Conti, who spent nearly 45 years on the federal bench, and presiding over a wealth of historic trials, died Wednesday at

Opening the Courtroom Door
U.S. District Judge Sam Conti, who spent nearly 45 years on the federal bench, and presiding over a wealth of historic trials, died Wednesday at
Judge Harry Pregerson, a respected liberal voice for 48 years on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and as a trial judge has died
Trailblazing federal appeals court judge William A. Norris, who wrote in 1988 that Army regulations barring gays from service was unconstitutional, has died at the age