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Nov. 6, 2023

Judge Tara Newman aims to rebuild family structure in dependency court

LA dependency judge says it's hard to hear what children have endured.

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Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County

MONTEREY PARK -- Superior Court Judge Tara L. Newman enjoys building with Legos and displaying her creations in her chambers. That kind of structure and reorganizing is what she hopes to bring to families in her juvenile dependency department.

"The cases come in," she said, "and sometimes you see some where the elements are just kind of misconstrued.

"It's not that parents don't n... (continued)

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