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Administrative/Regulatory

Apr. 11, 2006

Banjo Player Allows Note of Humor in Courtroom

LOS ANGELES - Silence is rare in Superior Court Judge Richard W. Lyman's Long Beach courtroom.

By Sandra Hernandez
      Daily Journal Staff Writer
      Silence is rare in Superior Court Judge Richard W. Lyman's Long Beach courtroom.
      "Sometimes you can hear a mild roar in the court," Lyman said. "I just don't believe in an absolutely silent courtroom. We just wouldn't get any work done.
      "And we aren't adverse to a little humor, ...

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