He was wounded in North Africa during World War II while serving with United States Army Air Forces intelligence.
His legal career spanned 60 years, during which he presided over several much publicized cases, including Elvis Presley's divorce, Marlon Brando's child-custody battle, a paternity suit against Cary Grant, the Billionaire Boys Club murder trial of Joe Hunt, and the criminal proceedings against Roman Polanski.
In response, lawyers Arthur Barens and Richard Chier moved for a mistrial on the basis of judicial misconduct.
I expressly stated that I was aware that the court lacked authority to order Mr. Polanski deported directly or as a condition of probation.
However, based on the facts before me, I believed that the safety and welfare of the citizens of California required that Mr. Polanski be kept out of circulation for more than 90 days.