Chief
Subtitle: the quest for justice in California
By: Chief Justice Ronald M. George (retired) ; introduction by the Honorable Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chief justice of California
Contributors: McCreery, Laura, interviewer
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 808
ISBN-13: 9780877724445
Subjects: Judges; Administration of Justice; Biography; History
Other titles: Quest for justice in California
Notes: "Based upon oral history interviews conducted by Laura McCreery, California Supreme Court Oral History Project."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Early days --; title: Young lawyer --; title: Representing the state before the U.S. and California supreme courts --; title: To the bench : the municipal court --; title: Elevation to the Los Angeles Superior Court --; title: Presiding over the "Hillside strangler" trial, and civil assignments --; title: The California Court of Appeal --; title: Associate justice of the California Supreme Court --; title: Becoming chief justice of California --; title: Administering California's judicial branch of government --; title: Presiding over the high court --; title: Justice system partners --; title: Working with California governors and the legislature --; title: The Judicial Council and the administrative office of the courts --; title: Reforming the judicial system --; title: Oral argument and judicial opinions --; title: The marriage cases and other noteworthy opinions --; title: Comparisons between the California and U.S. supreme courts --; title: The historic Supreme Court Building and art collection; the decision to retire --; title: Reflections on past and future challenges facing the courts.