Senior Judge William Alsup, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in his chambers in SF with the 26 volumes of appendices to the Warren Commission report. October 11, 2022. Photo: Ross Todd/ALM Senior Judge William Alsup, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in his chambers in SF with the 26 volumes of appendices to the Warren Commission report. October 11, 2022. Photo: Ross Todd/ALM

What if Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't fatally shot and had to stand trial for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Which legal arguments would win the day?

That's the universe Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco has centered his latest book. AM Law Litigation Daily editor and columnist Ross Todd spoke to Alsup about his fiction-writing process and deep dive into 26 volumes of Warren Commission testimony.