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Aug. 11, 2009

Exploring New Angles

Lawyers say Judge Alfonso Fernandez isn't afraid of new approaches in his Santa Clara County Court, where he hears sexually violent predator cases.

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Exploring New Angles

Alfonso Fernandez

Santa Clara County Court
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By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - As a Republican, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez's political past is quite different from that of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. But he has a few things in common with her, including their Puerto Rican heritage and a belief that diversity in the judiciary is a good thing.

"I do think the bench ought to reflect the community," said the 58-year-old... (continued)

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