
By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer
EL CAJON - Superior Court Judge John Thompson says he relishes the rough and tumble of the courtroom and the crackling intensity of a high-stakes trial playing out with the lawyers at the top of their game. What he doesn't love so much are some of the off-the-bench tasks that often are expected from judges.
"I'm not an administrative guy," he said, seated in his El Cajon chambers. "I don&... (continued)