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Criminal

Aug. 21, 2003

Judge Feared Being Outed, DA Says

SANTA BARBARA - Afraid of being "outed" as a lesbian, Judge Diana R. Hall flew into a violent rage when her live-in girlfriend told a police dispatcher they were having a domestic dispute, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of a trial that could end Hall's judicial career.

By Matthew Heller
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SANTA BARBARA - Afraid of being "outed" as a lesbian, Judge Diana R. Hall flew into a violent rage when her live-in girlfriend told a police dispatcher they were hav...

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