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Jul. 30, 2014

Denise de Bellefeuille

Juvenile court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille is dedicated to hope, caring and second chances.

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Denise de Bellefeuille
Santa Barbara County (Juvenile Court) Superior Court

By Vik Jolly

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA BARBARA - On a recent humid Monday afternoon in a 12 by 17 foot trailer doubling as juvenile court, Judge Denise de Bellefeuille offered a word of encouragement here and a splash of reinforcement there for wayward youth standing before her, many struggling through growing pains and filled with teenage angst.

"You look so elegant today," she said to one teen on probation, wearing a suit and tie. &quo... (continued)

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