In April 2010, Professor Paul Paton, director of the ethics across the professions initiative at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, chaired a two-day program. On April 9, the a roundtable titled "Judges, (in) Civility and the Media" discussed the following questions: What responsibility do judges, lawyers and the public have for public perception of the judiciary? Does civility in the courtroom matter, and how can it be balanced against "zealous advocacy"? Do civility principles and requirements stifle legitimate adversarial behavior? Are media portrayals of judges and courts part of the problem, or the solution? Should judges speak out? What impact did media coverage of the Sotomayor confirmation have on public perceptions of the judiciary and the judicial branch? Participating in the roundtable were Eli Wald, Charles W. Delaney Jr. associate professor of law at Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, Robert A. Hawley, deputy executive director of the State Bar of California and adjunct professor at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and Judge Loren McMaster, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. The moderator was Steven A. Block, Esq., of the Law Office of Steven A. Block in Sacramento, Calif.

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