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May 10, 2012

William D. Dodson

Commissioner William Dodson, who left retail for the law, uses his oratory skills from the bench.

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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Bill Dodson and a buddy spent a couple of summers during high school watching trials at the county courthouse in downtown Los Angeles - just for fun.

Court watchers could take their pick of real-life dramas playing out in the stately courthouse, from civil disputes and criminal cases to traffic trials and bitter dissolutions. Back then, there was no such thing as "no-fault" divorce.

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