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Bring transparency to our prison system!
Bring transparency to our prison system! Bring transparency to our prison system!by the HONORABLE JAMES P. GRAY (RET.) James P. Gray is a retired judge of the Orange County Superior Court, and…
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: LET’S GO WITH WHAT WORKS!
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: LET’S GO WITH WHAT WORKS! To our 2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty Family, Attached is a copy of an article I just published in this month’s OC Lawyer Magazine. As you can see, its theme…
Is Capitalism Immoral?
Is Capitalism Immoral? Dear Jim, “The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” “It’s a zero-sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses.” “If you need a friend,…
Who is Judge Jim Gray?
Blunt Force
Blunt Force James Gray and attorneys agree the retired judge is unafraid to speak honestly to all parties. IRVINE – “What’s the most important thing in life?” retired judge James P. Gray asked a…
Gray Matters
Gray Matters: Judge James P. Gray (Ret.) Celebrates Life and Liberty Introduction: Franklin G. West Award: The OCBA’s Highest Honor Franklin G. West, the son of a local jurist, was an Orange County…
Judge Jim Gray Campaign Issues for Senate in 2004
Campaign Issues for Senate 2004 Budget and Economy Much of what the Federal government does exceeds the limited powers granted to it under the U.S. Constitution. The result has been the huge growth…
Libertarian Approaches
Bring transparency to our prison system!
Bring transparency to our prison system! Bring transparency to our prison system!by the HONORABLE JAMES P. GRAY (RET.) James P. Gray is a retired judge of the Orange County Superior Court, and…
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: LET’S GO WITH WHAT WORKS!
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: LET’S GO WITH WHAT WORKS! To our 2 Paragraphs 4 Liberty Family, Attached is a copy of an article I just published in this month’s OC Lawyer Magazine. As you can see, its theme…
Congress must retake war powers
Congress must retake war powers As we all know, each year our country sets aside the last Monday as Memorial Day. The purpose of this day is, of course, to honor those people who have served in the…
Drug Policy
The Hopelessness of Drug Prohibition
The Hopelessness of Drug Prohibition Introduction I am a former “drug warrior.” Although I may not have given it too much critical thought, during my time of service in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps and…
Top Ten Drug Policy Goals
Top Ten Drug Policy Goals We have been actively “fighting” our nation’s War on Drugs since the time of Richard Nixon. But during all of that time I have never heard anyone in government discuss,…
It’s Time for New Battle Plan in the Losing War on Drugs
Orange Country Voices It’s Time for New Battle Plan in the Losing War on Drugs September 22, 1996 By Judge James P. Gray Our great country is reeling from self inflicted wounds resulting from our…
Death Penalty
Essay: Facing Facts on the Death Penalty
In this article for a Special Issue of the Loyola Marymount University Law Review in 2011, Judge Gray shows how, regardless of a person’s philosophy, the death penalty isn’t working, and will never work.
Peer Court
The Peer Court Experience
The Peer Court Experience Without Question, numbers of things with our young people are not going well in out society today. Even worse, in several well-publicized situations our local government…
Professional Tools for Litigators
Professional Tools for Litigators: Depositions
Professional Tools for Litigators: Depositions By far the most effective discovery tool in litigation, but also the most expensive, is the deposition. So why, when and where depositions should be…
Professional Tools: Settlement Conferences
Professional Tools: Settlement Conferences Back in the Dark Ages when I was still trying cases as an attorney, it was frequently considered a sign of weakness to be the first one to suggest…
Professional Tools for Litigators: Opening Statements
Professional Tools for Litigators Opening Statements Many attorneys, judges and legal commentators believe that, second only to issue of the credibility of witnesses, the opening statement is the…
Support the Justice System
Verdict : Life Inside Prisons
Life Inside Prisons Introduction This article has its roots between 10:00 p.m. and midnight Pacific time last July 4 when I was a guest on George Noory’s radio show “Coast to Coast AM.” The general…
Judge Gray, a Drug-War Foe, Will Run for Senate
Judge Gray, A Drug-War Foe, Will Run for Senate As crusades go, Judge James P. Gray’s fight to legalize drugs has been a long and lonely one. His advocation of treatment instead of jail time for…