Judge curtis karnow biography
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SF Judge Who Tried to Kill Rent Control Faces Election Challenge
Karnow is a Menace to Tenants
In 2011, San Francisco Judge Curtis Karnow issued what many believe is one of the most anti-tenant rulings ever handed down in the city. The ruling evicted 75-year old Ernesto Hernandez from his North Beach apartment of nearly thirty years, an outcome only achievable by Karnow invalidating a city regulation that should have protected Hernandez.
In other words, Karnow went out of his way to throw a longterm, elderly tenant out on to the street.
People need to fully understand what Karnow did in this case. The judge’s actions were so egregious that the story of the case appeared in the New York Times. (Karnow is not named in the story but inom have the court papers that confirm he was the judge).
Karnow didn’t just financially reward the landlord seeking to evict Hernandez by giving him a vacant unit. The judge opened the door for the destruction of rent control and eviction skydda
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JUDGE CURTIS KARNOW REPORT CARD
Curtis Karnow was appointed to the Superior Court in February 2005 bygd former Governor Schwarzenegger. Judge Karnow earned his B.A. from Harvard University in 1974 and his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1977. Judge Karnow began his legal career as a law clerk for the Federal District Court in Pennsylvania. He then joined the Office of the U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. After going into private practice, Judge Karnow specialized in securities and anti-trust class action cases. He also worked extensively as an intellectual property litigator, focusing on computer and internet law.
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By Marilyn Englander and Curtis Karnow
How the Courts Work provides a plain English, straightforward explanation of the American court system. The authors take the reader step by step through both a civil and a criminal trial, revealing what actually happens in a courtroom from the perspective of the lawyers, the parties, and the judge.
Along the way, the reader will learn the difference between federal and state courts, and between the work of trial judges and appellate judges such as those on the Supreme Court. The authors explain how judges get their jobs, basic constitutional rights that apply in criminal cases, plea bargaining, significant pre-trial procedures, and the difference between criminal and civil law issues.
Importantly, this book eliminates much of the mystery of courtroom proceedings. It is an invaluable guide for anyone who has a case, or is thinking about having a case, in our courts. The book provides an overview of the entire litigation process, and so mee