News Scrapbook 1986-1988

Del Mar, CA (San Diego Co .) Del Mar Surfcomber (Cir. 2XW. 1,845) OEC 111987 Jllk.i ·• P. C. 8 ,:,, I 888 Lights, camera, verdict! Retired Del Mar judge becomes the latest to go Hollywopd By Cynthia Bresnan <'\~ _ .~ The son ofa vaudevillian, Judge Welsh became fasc1 ted Staff Writer g \ "') "j with show business at the age of 16 and acted m high ool, M any people consider it enough ofan achiev • college and summer stock productions. His mother d1 ur menttoworkalong,illustriouscareer,ra1se aged him from following m her footsteps, how ver, and he a family and usher in grandchildren, and graduated from Northwestern University School of w m retire at last to bask in long-awaited 1<>1 ure his native Chicago after active serv1ce in the Navy d ring in the Sun Belt. World War II. Some nught dabble m a little volunt..: 1 ork or pursue Judge Wei h became enamored ofCahforn1a dunng: avy others to catch up on reading, travehn or trammg m San ranClsco, and he quickly accepted a'- offer this time doing what he would have done 50 years ago -1fhe hadn't beautiful British 1mm1grant. Patricia F1sher-Sm1th been forced to get a real job. blmd date for an evemng and the couple went with fri The Hon. Louis M. Welsh has "been d1 co, red " g ne the Del Mar Club m Santa Monica. L t.· Hollywood- become a star. Welsh plays hims lfon th new During the evenmg, a bottle of champagne was r filed, daytime television program "Supe r Court," and he d he said isher-Smith, "Ifyou wm, we'll keep 1t admits feeling a little foolish about fi mg hf. so exc1h g edding." She won,ofcourse, and the bottlewasthefi tone But, he just can't help it. See JUOOE/P e A10 elusive hobb1 sociahzing with fellow retirees. from the law partment of the Atchison Topeka and anta It 1s the rare individual who, finally havmg shed the yoke Fe Ra1lwa ( of employment, follows a dream and begm a second care r m Los Angeles In 1951 he agam became enamored

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Judge Louis and Pat Welsh enjoy a stroll on their favorite Del Mar beach.

JUDGE/Welsh presides over Hollywood Continued from page A1 opened at their wedding six weeks later. He believed busing was superfi- cial - temporary desegregation at best - and that better educa- tion would give students a perma- nent way out of the ghetlo.

arbitration. The project especially appealed to the judge's need to "cut through red tape, get to the issue, and avoid the mish-mash of delaying tactics," he says, as well as to his enjoyment of civil law. He settled down to revel in this new phase_of litigatiion. It was after 4½ years in his new role that opportunity once again presented itself, this time bathed in the glow of limelight. A letter arrived in the mail from a colleague and friend, Joseph Wapner of "The People's Court," suggesting he contact Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions about the television show. "I'll never forget that day," he reminisces. "Pat and I were just about to take a walk on the beach when we got the mail. I must confess after seeing Joe's show and Bill Keane's "Divorce Court," I used to think, if I'd stayed in L.A., maybe I'd have gotten it. Now I floated 10 feet off the ground ." On indefinite leave from Alter- natives to Litigation, Welsh is truly enjoying show biz. "I'm having fun," he says. "I'm having a ball. " The rest ofthe characters on the show are actors, with acting back- grounds, while Welsh now is an actor with a legal background, as he puts it. Around Del Mar he can be seen wearing a gray felt jacket embossed in red with the name of the show, "Superior Court." On rare occasions, an opinion is untenable to him, as in one case under appeal which he found " absolutely idiotic." In that instance, he renders the verdict as written, then films a separate disclaimer in chambers explain- ing why he personally wouldn't have made that determination. It is that flexibility, as well as attention to detail, that prompts Welsh to extol the production company's praises . "They're wonderful to me," he says. "They express so much love and kindness." He spends Sundays previewing and correcting the following week's scripts, and writes his deci- sion on the cases. Although the verdicts have been reached, he recasts them in language that suits him for the dramatizations. On Thursday, Weleh takes the train from Del Mar to L.A. to make his 9 a.m. call Friday morn- ing. He then tapes a week's worth of shows until 6 in the evening. Then he's driven home in a chauffered limousine - as he says, "All the way from Holly- wood.

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Now, after 36 years, the judge says being with her is still his favorite pastime. Another of Welsh's pleasures is a daily walk, often with Pat, along the ocean, which he can see from his home on a Del Mar hillside. The home was designed by John Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. John Wright was married to Judge Welsh's mother. Pat Welsh is a writer, perform- er, and gardener. She served as San Diego Home and Garden magazine's first garden editor and was resident gardener for Chan- nel 39 for five years. In 1986 she received an Emmy as outstanding news performer, and is currently considering other television offers. · For Judge Welsh, the law has been both hobby and career . Shortly after his marriage, he found the Los Angeles firm of Welsh, Cummins and White. As a

However, school administrators resented being told how to teach, says Welsh, "and I now freely admit I was a fool rusbing in ,,I'm glad I'mnot a judge (anymore) ; it was beginning to wear on me. I looked in the mirror ne morning and s; Id, 'Would you like tc try a case before ye u?' And I answered 'no.' I was beginning to get crotchety.,, j Louis W~lsh Retired judge ~nd star of ·suoenor Cqurt'

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trial lawyer, he handled personal where angels fear to tread But I injury, malpractice , property studied programs working in rights, patents and maritime law other areas, implemented one in cases. He was admitted to practice San Diego, and the grade-point before the Illinois, California and averagerose." Theprogramisstill United States supreme courts. used throughout the school In 1964 he moved his practice to system, he adds. San Diego in order to be closer to After the artificiality ofslopgap home, and in 1971 was appointed measures in the desegregation to the bench by then-Gov. Reagan. case, the judge's love affai, with "I loved being a judge," he says the legal institution wore thin. He often and with vigor. became further disillusioned with During his years on the bench, the growing liberal applicalion of Welsh served as visiting professor the law. at the U.vU'.etsity of San DiegQ "I still love the law in theory," Law School. Upon his retirement he says, "but I complain about from the bench in 1983, he was how the system operates." named Distinguished Fellow of For instance, people who 'preak the Law Center. the law can rnanipulat, the In 1974 he found the San Diego system by various delaying tactics Inn of Court, a school of advocacy meant to assure that innocent fashioned after the ancient Brit- people are protected, he say$, and ish Inns of Court in London. The judges chosen for political re~sons six-week program teaches trial rather than wisdom are allowing techniques in evening sessions, lawyers to manipulate the followed by practical application safeguards. in mock courts presided over by 'Tm glad I'm not a judge; it was lawyers on Saturdays. The pro- beginning to wear on me. I looked gram has more than 1,400 gradu- in the mirror one morning and ates and has been duplicated said, 'Would you like to try a case throughout the country. The before you?' And l answered ·no.' I graduate program, called Ameri- was beginning to get crotchety.'' can Inn of Court, named its San Judge Welsh retired in 1983, Diego branch after him. five years early. The dust had The judge is best known in San hardly settled, however, before he ' Diego for his innovative approach became involved with "Altnna- to school desegregation. Begin- tives to Litigation" at the San ning in 1973, Welsh advocated Diego School of Law. The success- busing on a voluntary basis only, ful program is a group of retired combined with efforts to raise the judges who consider matters grade-point average of minority brought before them by lawyers students by using a specially and clients and resolve through developed step-by-step method. settlement, agreement, or binding ----

1888 awaii beats Toreras; USIU women lose by 7 i)... f:{ 5' 'J The USP worn n s liasketball team whittL a 22-point dcf1c1t to seven l,oeal Briefs

with four minutes left, but Hawaii responded with a 14-2 run and won, 84-65 ye terday in Honolulu. / Jane G1lpm had a game-high 19 points for the Toreras (l-6}, and Karen S emp had 18 points and 10 rebound . Hawau (4 3/ was Jed by Judy Mos- ley' 18 pomts and 15 rebounds; I h Bar er al o had 18 points. • .t.•~-...:.uO'«.tll;JIU'.[~down, 32-19 at halftime. USIU omen Wendy Anae scored 16 and Amy Torczon 13 to lead Cal State-Fullerton to a 68-61 come-from-~hind victory over th Gulls at the Jewish Commumty Cen ter in La Jolla Jenmfcr Latta hit an 8-foot jumpe with 2:39 remaimng to give the Ti tan (4-2} th tr fir t lead l SI led 38-26, at halftime Fiona Murray Jed the Gulls (2-2 with 16 points, and Sonya Carte added 15 Yvonne Sanchez added l for USIU, which ho ·ts Montana on Monday.

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