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Nov. 25, 2008

The Accommodator

San Diego Judge Luis R. Vargas handles a massive caseload with patience and aplomb.

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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb in the courtroom of Judge Luis R. Vargas?

It doesn't matter. Whatever it takes, Vargas can accommodate them.

"I can fit 92 lawyers in my courtroom," he said.

Not that it's one laugh after another inside Department 63 at the San Diego Hall of Justice. Vargas tends toward the polite, but formal, when court is in session, ac... (continued)

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