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Services Set for Former Justice Richard Fybel
By a MetNews Staff Writer
A funeral service is scheduled for tomorrow for retired Court of Appeal Judge Richard David Fybel.
Fybel, who retired from the bench March 31, served in the Fourth District’s Div. Three. He was 76.
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RICHARD D. FYBEL 1946-2022 |
The service will be held at the University Synagogue 3400 Michelson Drive, in Irvine. A graveside service and burial will follow at Pacific View Memorial Park, 3500 Pacific View Drive, in Corona del Mar.
Fybel was managing partner of Morrison Foerster when he was appointed to the Orange Superior Court in 2000. Two years later, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal.
His former division’s presiding justice, Kathleen O’Leary, publicly commented:
“During his twenty-year tenure as a justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Fybel made significant contributions to the development of California law, the pursuit of justice, and the advancement of judicial ethics. Justice Fybel authored some 260 published opinions. His opinions display a mastery of diverse areas of law and are a valuable contribution to jurisprudence. Justice Fybel firmly believed in the fair and evenhanded application of the law and the responsibility of the court system to promote justice.”
She added:
“Justice Fybel believed he led a charmed and blessed life, and he was grateful to all the people who helped him be in a position to make contributions in the areas he believed were important. As a person, an attorney, and a judge, he showed empathy and understanding of the impact judicial decisions have on litigants and lawyers, and he exemplified the virtues of honesty and kindness.
“Justice Fybel’s theory of jurisprudence was this: Fair, just, and correct results are obtained by impartially and rigorously applying the relevant principles of law to the record in light of the relevant standard of review.”
He attended law school at UCLA, serving on the law review and being elected to the Order of the Coif. Fybel graduated in 1971 and later served as president of the UCLA Law Alumni Association.
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