Child molestation charges are the most likely cases to go to a full jury trial, no matter what the courtroom, according to Deputy District Attorney Martina Kitzmueller in Sonoma County. That would help explain why such cases show up prominently in newspaper stories about Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Mark Urioste.
But Urioste's commitment to young people seems to go beyond that. When he was appointed court commissioner in 2... (continued)