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Mar. 22, 2023

Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis takes threats, reversals, setbacks in stride

Judge who makes tough decisions dislikes wrong kind of attention.

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Los Angeles County Superior Court

Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis isn't worried about her rulings being appealed, certainly not after a 40-year legal career where she has had to move homes because of her judicial decisions, and was on a killer's hit list when she was a prosecutor.

"I'm affirmed a great deal of the time," she said with confidence during an interview in her chambers at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. "But it doesn't mean that I cannot make a mistake or t... (continued)

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