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Feb. 15, 2023

Judge Tim Nader hopes children in his cases one day know someone cared

The goal of San Diego family law Judge Tim Nader is to craft orders to meet children’s needs.

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San Diego County (Chula Vista)

CHULA VISTA — Judge Tim J. Nader reaches for a thick folder of domestic violence restraining orders on his desk, reads carefully and patiently. It’s close to 5 p.m. after the last hearing of the day.

“Let’s see … whenever there’s a copy attached on the front of the folder it’s not good,” he says to himself.

Later, the judge explains why: “It may be a cross complaint from both parties, meaning violence... (continued)

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