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The Honorable Harold I. Cherness died peacefully in his sleep in Santa Monica on March 10 at 93, the eldest of four children. Born in Brooklyn on July 28, 1922, his father encouraged him to enter the live poultry business however he was a keen student with a quick and curious mind, Hal decided to pursued a college degree at UCLA until his formal education was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the US Army, mostly in the Pacific theater. Upon his honorable discharge from the military Cherness returned to UCLA, where he...
Somewhere a very special high court is in session and the case being heard involves Judge Hal Cherness, a prolific purveyor of wisdom, justice, and humor, who has been charged with being a genuine honest-to-God mensch. Permit me to offer my testimony. One of my earliest stories in 2005, my first year as a journalist, was about him, and when I learned that he died March 10 at the age of 93 I recalled how challenging it had been to conduct that interview and take notes while laughing non-stop. Goi...
