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Letter to the Editor

Feb. 13, 2010

Public Conduct of the Judiciary Should Never Be Secret

Joel Drum of Sherman Oaks comments on a malady known as "blackrobeitis."

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

I don't know which side is correct concerning the dispute between the Santa Clara District Attorney and a local judge that prompted the District Attorney to file a blanket challenge. However, I was most struck by the following statement in Dolores Carr's, "Letter to the Editor" on February 8, the District Attorney and a former judge: "Before filing any challenge, I...provided details.... Having been a superior court jud...

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