Kings County Superior Court
HANFORD -- In an assignment that includes civil, criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, Kings County Judge Melissa R. D'Morias believes her job is to listen and explain.
Listening is especially important in her Lanterman-Petris-Short Act mental health conservatorship court, the judge said. Attorneys sometimes want to prevent a conservatee from talking because they can veer off topic. "But if I give them the opportunity... (continued)