Orange County (Santa Ana)
As a child, Judge Terri K. Flynn-Peister was a voracious reader and had an excellent relationship with her parents. But when she returned from the library with the book, "Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice?" her father was at first horrified.
"I knew it had nothing to do with suing your parents," she recalled with a laugh. "It was an adolescent book of some sort. ... But he loves to tell that story; that's how he knew I wa... (continued)