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  Daily Journal Staff Writer 

  INDIO - During 19 years as a criminal defense attorney, Dean Benjamini had his share
  of frustration with certain judicial practices. When he was appointed to the Riverside
  Superior Court he vowed to himself he wouldn't do those things. 

  In particular, Benjamini was frustrated when judges skirted issues and shirked decision-making.
  "To me that was letting the system down to a certain extent,&quo... (continued)