San Francisco Chronicle, March 14, 2010 by Bob Egelko
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/14/MN9K1C9QP9.DTL
Fellow law Professor Jesse Choper, chairman of the faculty committee that approved tenure for Liu in 2008, described him as a “moderate liberal” who respects others’ views and would put his own preferences aside on the bench. “He understands the proper role of an intermediate appellate court, applying the law as the Supreme Court gives it to you,” Choper said.