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Dec. 2, 2021

9th Circuit's new chief judge faces security, budget, COVID challenges

9th Circuit Chief Judge Mary Murguia is praised for her command and competence.

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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia (Daily Journal photo)

Seconds into oral argument over the breadth of California's sexual harassment law, Circuit Judge Mary H. Murguia interrupted actress Ashley Judd's lawyer and cut to the key issue: Is the statute self-limiting in a way that let Harvey Weinstein off the hook?

Murguia's quick, incisive query from the bench last year showed a judge fully in command of her virtual courtroom -- a quality bound to be useful as she launches a seven-year... (continued)

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