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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 29, 2012

Incoming presiding judge faces challenges

Following her Tuesday victory in a rare contested election for presiding judge, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee will now have to face concerns raised during the race.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO- Following her Tuesday victory in a rare contested election for presiding judge, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee will now have to face concerns raised during the race. Chief among them is what will happen to the court's civil and collaborative divisions, according to Judge Harold E. Kahn, who lost in his effort to win the spot from Lee, the assistant presiding j...

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