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Judges and Judiciary

Oct. 25, 2001

Judge, 69, Plans Retirement, Reflects on Career

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David B. Finkel has discovered that courtroom drama can occur in the unlikeliest of places. As Finkel led jurors in his Santa Monica courtroom through the particulars of what he called a "minor case" in 1995, a crash from above interrupted the otherwise quiet proceedings.



By Jenna Bordelon
Special to the Daily Journal
        LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David B. Finkel has discovered that courtroom drama can occur in the unlikeliest of places.
        As Finkel led jurors in his Santa Monica courtroom through the particul...

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