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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 18, 2004

Novice Small-Claims Judge Proves It's Not Like 'Judge Judy'

LOS ANGELES - The burley man stood before Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Stuart M. Rice one day recently, toting a plastic tub full of "evidence" - a handcrafted demon costume complete with cloven hooves and menacing horns.

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Stuart M. Rice
Superior Court Commissioner
Los Angeles
Career highlights: Superior Court commissioner, elected by judges of Los Angeles County, Feb. 28, 2003; partner, Rice & Rothenberg, Long...

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