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Letter to the Editor

Feb. 9, 2010

Lost Confidence in Judge Justifies Peremptory Challenge

District Attorney Dolores Carr explains why she used a peremptory challenge against Superior Court Judge Andrea Bryan.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

Kathleen Ridolfi and Maurice Possley's recent opinion piece ("Boycott Threatens Independent Judiciary," Jan. 26) was long on hyperbole but lacked comprehensive consideration of the issue.

Recently, I decided to use a peremptory challenge against Superior Court Judge Andrea Bryan following her decision to preclude the retrial of an accused child molester after the Court of Appeal reversed and remanded for that p...

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