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Oct. 7, 2008

A Change of Heart

Presiding over drug court brought on a shift in attitude for new judge and former tough prosecutor Paul M. Marigonda.

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A Change of Heart

Paul Marigonda

Santa Cruz County Superior Court

Career Highlights: 1960-2022. Judge, Santa Cruz Superior Court, 2006-2022
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By Fiona Smith

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA CRUZ - While he was a district attorney, Paul M. Marigonda remembers being more than willing to throw the book at a particular woman he was prosecuting on identity theft and stolen property charges. When that same woman showed up in his courtroom just a year later, though, the Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge was happy to keep her out of jail.

The woman was one of the many people arrested for ... (continued)

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