Gross Takes Swipe at Judge in Memo After Harassment Trial Loss

Bill Gross arrives at state court in Santa Ana, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2020.Photographer: David Swanson/Bloomberg
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Billionaire “bond king” Bill Gross took a swipe at the California judge who last month ordered him to stop playing loud music -- including the theme song from “Gilligan’s Island” -- to harass a neighbor at his oceanfront home.

In a statement Tuesday providing his investment outlook for 2021, the co-founder of Pacific Investment Management Co. described California Superior Court Judge Kimberly Knill as “a bona fide ‘hanging judge’ at the shore.”