Legal Opinion
Lee v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 1992No. B062791PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
Approximately 10 years ago, the California Supreme Court publicly censured a superior court judge for his use of racial epithets, including the word “nigger.” (In re Stevens (1982) 31 Cal.3d 403, 404 [645 P.2d 99].) Ironically, today, we are compelled to rule upon an African-American’s request for court authorization to change his name to “Misteri Nigger.” As we shall explain, the judiciary should not lend the Great Seal of the State of California to aid appellant in his social experiment. The proposed surname is commonly considered to be a racial epithet and has the potential…
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