John “Jack” Quatman shocked the Alameda County criminal courts with an explosive allegation. The former prosecutor said that in a 1987 capital case he was told by Judge Stanley Golde to keep Jewish people off the jury panel. Quatman also said it was the DA office’s “standard practice” at the time to keep black women off juries. The claims were made in a declaration that caused the California Supreme Court to issue an order to show cause in the case of Fred Freeman.
James Black left his spot as the head of Perkins Coie’s San Francisco office to join Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. “It’s not the norm for a managing partner to leave a firm,” said legal recruiter Larry Watanabe.
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