Nanci Clarence will join Chief Judge Alex Kozinski from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Senior District Judge Susan Illston and Judge Vaughn R. Walker, Retired—both of the Northern District of California, and New York attorney Joel Cohen to discuss “How Judges Decide” on Monday, January 12, 2015, 5:30-6:30 p.m. This “inside baseball” panel discussion will touch on the factors which go into a judge’s decision making; how judges are influenced by their background and life experience; and the value of knowing “who” the judge is. Bar Association of San Francisco Conference Center, 301 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA.