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Judges and Judiciary

Jul. 25, 2008

In O.C., Judge and Defendant Have a Face-to-Face

U.S. District Judge David O. "problem-solving court" is in many ways like a standard drug court or gang court. What is unique is the Carter himself.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 4

      SANTA ANA - It's a little after 7 a.m. and the only people in U.S. District Judge David O. Carter's Santa Ana courtroom are Carter, the courtroom clerk and an unusually chipper probation officer. Carter's chair, stacked with probation reports, is positioned just inside the courtroom bar, facing the gallery.
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