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Jan. 24, 2022

Litigator, mediator, now Judge Robert Waters calls Stockton home

San Joaquin County judge says civil attorneys should be social engineers.

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San Joaquin County Superior Court

The moment Robert T. Waters’ legal career took off was like a movie: specifically the 2015 film “Spotlight.”

Like the journalists in the film, Waters was at his desk when someone called to talk about sexual assaults against children by Catholic clergy. The phone rang at a low point in Waters’ career. Months earlier, he’d left what he’d thought was a promising job because of personal conflicts. He’d spent the time since then stri... (continued)

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