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Elected Member

The Hon.
Jeremy
M.
Goldman

Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Affiliation
California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four
Education
University of Toronto
Princeton University, Ph.D
Yale Law School, J.D.

Jeremy M. Goldman is an Associate Justice on the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four.

Justice Goldman previously served as Co-Chief of Appellate Litigation and as a Deputy City Attorney for Government Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office.  In those roles, he supervised appeals across the Office and defended San Francisco ordinances, programs, and procedures against constitutional and other legal challenges at trial and on appeal in federal and state courts.

Prior to joining the City Attorney's Office, Justice Goldman was a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, where his practice focused on complex civil litigation.  He also served as a law clerk for Judge Rosemary Barkett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Areas of Expertise
Appellate Litigation (Litigation)
Constitutional Law
Complex Litigation

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Traynor on Liberty, Law, and Democracy

In his essay "Liberty, Law, and Democracy: Are There Grounds for Realistic Optimism?" Michael Traynor, former President of The American Law Institute, reflects on the challenges facing American democracy amid political polarization and institutional strain. He examines threats to the balance between liberty and law, citing dysfunction across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, while drawing on historical context and recent scholarship to frame these concerns.

Despite his sober assessment, Traynor maintains a guarded optimism rooted in America’s resilience, civic traditions, and individual potential to effect change. He highlights positive actions within the legal community, nonprofit organizations, and among engaged citizens, while outlining five practical steps Americans can take to strengthen democracy: improving civic education, demanding accountability, fostering open debate, participating in elections and local governance, and resisting simplistic solutions.

Traynor concludes that democracy is “stubborn work,” incremental, imperfect, and ongoing, but expresses confidence that Americans have the resolve to preserve it.

Read the full article The New Nationalist. 

Michael Traynor is senior counsel at Cobalt LLP in Berkeley California. He served as ALI President from 2000 to 2008, and as Chair of the Council from 2008 to 2011. He is also a recipient of ALI's Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Traynor is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.   He received the John P. Frank Outstanding Lawyer Award from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is an honorary life trustee of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and of Earthjustice and a past President (1973) of the Bar Association of San Francisco. 

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