COURT: San Francisco Superior
APPOINTED: Feb. 23, 2005, by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
BORN: June 18, 1953
LAW SCHOOL: University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1977
PREVIOUS JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE: None
If you’re planning to fight a motion in Judge Curtis Karnow’s (.pdf) courtroom, don’t forget to do it in writing. The informal culture at the San Francisco Hall of Justice may allow last-minute requests for continuances or deadline extensions, but winging it doesn’t go over well with this relatively recent judicial recruit.
