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745:... Traynor introduced the idea of broad social fault. "I believe," Traynor wrote, "the manufacturer's negligence should no longer be singled out as the basis of a plaintiff's right to recover in cases like the present one." .... "Even if there is no negligence," Traynor wrote further, "public policy demands that responsibility be fixed wherever it will most effectively reduce the hazards to life and health inherent in defective products that reach the market." Note the appeal to the demands of public policy, rather than law .... While this line of reasoning might be the basis for a legislative debate over which public policies should be adopted to allocate and compensate for risk, Justice Traynor's opinion represents a clear case of legislation by judicial fiat. 31: 737:'s journal) published a harsh critique of the California tort law system by Stephen Hayward. He claimed that "rather than protecting life, liberty, and property, has ... become a threat to these." In blunt language, Hayward identified Roger Traynor's liberalizing influence on the Court's view of liability as "the first breach": 602:(a rare honor for a judge). Many of his opinions are still mandatory reading for American law students. Also, Traynor did not uniformly join all opinions that could be characterized as "liberal" or "progressive" during his time on the Court; for example, he filed a two-sentence dissent in the landmark case of 753:
There are always some who note with alarm any appellate opinion that goes beyond a mechanical canvass of more or less established precedents. They include the diehards, dead set against all but familiar routines. They include the slothful, who would rationalize their own inertia. They also include
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judge. During his tenure, the decisions of the Supreme Court of California became the most frequently cited by all other state courts in the nation. Several of Traynor's decisions were majority opinions that transformed California from a conservative and somewhat repressive state into a progressive,
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To those skeptical of government's power to redress social wrongs, Traynor's extraordinary work is notable for the degree to which it asserted the judiciary's power to resolve difficult issues of public policy, and to redefine the boundaries of corporate and governmental liability. In his biography
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through a general property tax on both real and personal property. This proved unworkable when property values collapsed. Through his work for the Board of Equalization, Traynor was responsible for creating much of California's modern tax regime, including the
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in order to avoid losing eligibility for retirement benefits under a California law that stripped judges of most benefits if they chose to remain on the bench past age 70. He became chairman of the National News Council, concerned with
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without articulating the corollary that decision would then be reduced to a blind toss of the coin. They do not state how problematic are the problems that reach the Supreme Court, and how great the need for judicial reasoning beyond
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from 1937 to 1940. In particular, he took a leave of absence from Berkeley in 1933 to work full-time for the Board of Equalization, and another leave in 1937 to help the Treasury Department draft the Revenue Act of 1938.
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of Traynor, White wrote: "If California was a testing ground for governmental theories of modern liberalism, Traynor was an architect of a judicial role compatible with the activities of the modern liberal state."
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in political science from UC Berkeley and would go on to earn a J.D. in 1956. They had three sons: Michael, Joseph, and Stephen. Michael followed his father into law; he attended
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in American life was a necessary and beneficial phenomenon." After his retirement from the California Supreme Court, Traynor spent the last years of his life as a professor at the
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carpers hostile toward any enlightenment, who would knowingly impair judicial vigil by keeping the visibility low. Slyly they equate justice with the
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is probably his 1963 creation of true strict liability in product liability cases. An earlier generation of judges had cautiously experimented with
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gave over all its space in issue 4, volume 71 to publishing eloquent tributes to Justice Traynor from several esteemed judges, law professors, and
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In a 1966 essay addressed to both the legal community of his time and future generations, Traynor defended his judicial philosophy:
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Traynor was also noted for the quality of his writing and reasoning, and was honored during his lifetime with membership in the
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On August 23, 1933, Traynor married Madeleine Emilie Lackman, a woman who shared his love of learning: she already held a
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The liberal tendencies of much of Traynor's work has since made him the subject of extensive criticism from American
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in 1936. In 1939, he started serving as the Acting Dean of Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley, where he had earned his
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Roger J. Traynor, on leave from the University of California law school, was named division chief yesterday.
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from relitigating an issue that had been previously decided in an earlier suit against a different party
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without any recourse. Traynor simply threw those away and imposed strict liability as a matter of
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town, at the turn of the century by Felix and Elizabeth Traynor. His parents were impoverished
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After retiring from the Supreme Court of California in 1970, Traynor became a professor at the
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noted that "Traynor was often called one of the greatest judicial talents never to sit on the
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the membership of the court, which included such unusually gifted jurists as Roger J. Traynor
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Traynor authored more than 900 opinions, and he gained a reputation as the nation's leading
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71, no. 4 (July 1983): 1037–1038, Henry J. Friendly, "Ablest judge of his generation,"
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While he was a faculty member of the Berkeley Law School, Traynor also acted as a
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at the end of his first year due to his excellent grades, and went on to earn a
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On July 31, 1940, Traynor was nominated to the Supreme Court of California by
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D.J. DeBenedictis, "Traynor dies at 83: led state court in progressive era,"
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Justice Stanley Mosk: A Life at the Center of California Politics and Justice
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The Traynor Reader: A Collection of Essays by the Honorable Roger J. Traynor
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71, no. 4 (July 1983): 1039–1044 and Edmund G. Brown, "A judicial giant,"
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History of the Supreme Court Justices of California: Volume II, 1900–1950
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by becoming ostensible religious gurus and founding religious communes.
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Jeffrey Robert White, "Top 10 in torts: evolution in the common law,"
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have often grouped Traynor together with Earl Warren as examples of
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In 1919, upon the advice of a high school teacher, he entered the
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American Judicial Tradition: Profiles of Leading American Judges
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L. Gordon Crovitz and Stephen Bates, "How law destroys order,"
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barring admissibility of evidence obtained in violation of the
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3rd ed. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005), pp. 551, 688.
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Friendly, Henry J. (1983). "Ablest Judge of His Generation".
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Roger J. Traynor, "The Supreme Court's Watch On The Law," in
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to recover damages. This doctrine was incorporated into the
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Roth, Elizabeth (1983). "The Two Voices of Roger Traynor".
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Tobriner, Mathew O. (1970). "Chief Justice Roger Traynor".
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innovative jurisdiction in the forefront of American law.
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In January 1940, he started working part-time as a Deputy
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High-resolution portrait from Bancroft Library archives
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Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage Co.
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Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage Co.
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in competitive-bid contracts (similar to the facts in
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Roger J. Traynor, an internationally respected jurist
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
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"Introduction," in 1212:"Roger Traynor: Teacher, Jurist, and Friend" 845:intentional infliction of emotional distress 277:(1964–1970) and an associate justice of the 111:August 13, 1940 – September 1, 1964 2409:Justices of the Supreme Court of California 1903:Irving Younger, "Legal Writing All-Stars," 1805: 1803: 1760:Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 1756:"Johnson's Vote Makes Record in California" 1734:Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 1681:Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar 1433: 1379:Sabine, James E.; Clark, Robert S. (1980). 1378: 1066:is reasonably susceptible, undermining the 879:(as suggested by the U.S. Supreme Court in 836:State Rubbish Collectors Ass'n v. Siliznoff 540: 331: 1431: 1429: 1427: 1425: 1423: 1421: 1419: 1417: 1415: 1413: 812:Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Fresno 768:On January 2, 1970, Traynor announced his 712:. For example, the conservative magazine 610:negligent infliction of emotional distress 561:stepped down from the bench, and Governor 425:, while serving as editor-in-chief of the 29: 2108:"Florida Rule Threat to Freedom of Press" 1834:"Editorial: Wright: Justice of Principle" 1782:"Lynch Takes Mosk's Place, Swears Him In" 1472: 516: 403: 2250: 1800: 1554:"Officers to Collect Sales Tax Selected" 1300: 455:United States Department of the Treasury 2434:American scholars of constitutional law 2082:"'Freedom of Press' Has Own Roadblocks" 1437: 1410: 219: 2386: 2229: 1727: 1674: 1475:"Roger J. Traynor, California Justice" 1235:"Roger J. Traynor, California Justice" 1209: 933:obligations through the invocation of 451:California State Board of Equalization 440: 396:. He was subsequently admitted to the 289:, and an Acting Dean and Professor of 2370:September 1, 1964 – February 2, 1970 2317:Opinions authored by Roger J. Traynor 2271: 2200:, ali.org. Retrieved October 3, 2017. 1993:"Golden Lawsuits in the Golden State" 1528:"Sales Taxes Cause Upset of Business" 1338:The American Journal of Legal History 1102:, and has served as president of The 1019:Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. 600:American Academy of Arts and Sciences 283:Deputy Attorney General of California 2351:August 13, 1940 – September 1, 1964 2230:Burger, Warren (1983). "A Tribute". 2179:. Cooley Godward LLP. April 12, 2006 2013:(1944), 50 P.2d 436, 24 Cal. 2d 453. 1335: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1205: 1203: 1201: 1199: 1174: 1172: 1170: 1168: 1166: 1164: 974:Muskopf v. Corning Hospital District 718:attacked Traynor's reasoning in the 1728:Dunlap, Jack W. (31 October 1940). 378:in 1926; all these degrees were in 13: 2223: 1907:72, no. 12 (December 1986): 94–95. 1675:Dunlap, Jack W. (August 5, 1940). 981:(1961) overturned the doctrine of 511:Chief Justice of the United States 505:under California Attorney General 360:University of California, Berkeley 320:) that "the increased presence of 242:University of California, Berkeley 14: 2470: 2449:Lawyers from Berkeley, California 2424:UC Berkeley School of Law faculty 2304: 1967:71, no. 4 (July 1983): 1053–1054. 1222: 1196: 1161: 1074:Jones v. H. F. Ahmanson & Co. 955:Restatement (Second) of Contracts 2439:American people of Irish descent 2414:UC Berkeley School of Law alumni 2010:Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. 1650:"Has Another Try Complete Court" 1085: 788: 781:and died there in his home from 743:Escola v. 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Afterwards, he retired to 691: 621:was the first instance of a 421:, Traynor wrote articles on 7: 2444:People from Park City, Utah 2366:Chief Justice of California 2323:Past & Present Justices 1438:Johnson, J. Edward (1966). 1109: 803:(1942) a litigant could be 796:Bernhard v. Bank of America 585:United States Supreme Court 279:Supreme Court of California 275:Chief Justice of California 44:Chief Justice of California 10: 2475: 2325:. California State Courts. 2217:California Digital Library 1100:Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 942:Drennan v. Star Paving Co. 900:would be rendered moot by 569:Recognition and reputation 523:UC Hastings College of Law 326:UC Hastings College of Law 2372: 2363: 2353: 2344: 2336: 2331: 2272:Brown, Edmund G. (1983). 1982:, 11 February 1991, 28–33 1892:Los Angeles Daily Journal 1812:A History of American Law 1506:. McFarland. p. 48. 1282:archives.law.virginia.edu 1210:McCall, James R. 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Chief Justice of California
Pat Brown
Phil S. Gibson
Donald R. Wright
California Supreme Court
Culbert Olson
Phil S. Gibson
Stanley Mosk
Park City
Utah
Berkeley
California
University of California, Berkeley
BA
MA
PhD
JD
Chief Justice of California
Supreme Court of California
Deputy Attorney General of California
Earl Warren
UC Berkeley School of Law
jurist
liberalism
activism
California
United States of America
G. Edward White
government

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