Patterico’s Pontifications

9/26/2005

Famous Courtroom Climbs Back Up Those Four Floors

Filed under: Dog Trainer — Patterico @ 9:18 pm

I called Lance Ito’s courtroom today. Sure enough, they’re still on the ninth floor, contrary to the reporting of the L.A. Times, which had put the courtroom on the fifth floor.

3 Comments »

  1. Obviously, you don’t have enough editors working over your copy. A few fact checkers might also help you overcome this unfortunate, and hard headed, tendency to seek out alternative or controversial sources.

    Comment by Black Jack — 9/27/2005 @ 9:58 am

  2. If they don’t correct this, perhaps you should appeal to a higher court. =->

    Comment by I. Ronnie — 9/28/2005 @ 12:41 pm

  3. [...] I heard a story from Mrs. P. that directly reinforces this point. My wife joined the office three years before I did, and was getting trained during the jury selection in the O.J. trial. The training took place on the ninth floor of the Criminal Courts Building — the same floor where Judge Ito’s court was and still is. (The L.A. Times thinks it’s on the fifth floor, but that’s another story for another day.) Mrs. P. would routinely see Marcia Clark and Bill Hodgman as she walked to and from her training. Hodgman was always very cordial and went out of his way to speak to the new Deputy DAs — to congratulate them on getting the job, and to tell them what a great career they were going to have. Marcia Clark was more standoffish. [...]

    Pingback by Patterico’s Pontifications » The O.J. Posts — Part Two: The Jury — 8/21/2006 @ 8:38 am

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