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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 20, 2002

It's a Big Job in a Small City

WATSONVILLE - Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Heather Morse is used to long days. Being the sole full-time judge serving the county's Freedom Court annex in Watsonville, the 47-year-old jurist's daily caseload is packed as full as the one-story courtroom in town.

PROFILE
Heather Morse
Judge, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Superior Court judge, 1989-2002; deputy district attorney, Santa Cruz County, 1984-1989; deputy district attorney, Monterey County, 1982-1984; certified law clerk internship, San Francisco district attorney's office, 1980-1981; deputy probation officer and juvenile court investigator, Santa Cruz County Probation Department, 1977-1978; municipal court clerk, ...

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