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Oct. 20, 2011

Joyce M. Cram

Judge Joyce M. Cram works closely with elders.

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By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

M ARTINEZ - Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Joyce M. Cram patiently listened as an 81-year-old man suffering from dementia haltingly tried to explain why he needed to get a restraining order against the woman he had been living with for more than two decades.

"I fear for my life when I'm with her," Alex Wong said, although the events he described were not violent. "She wants me to sign... (continued)

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