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Jun. 16, 2023

Judge Clifford Anderson keeps a taut line in court and at sea

Santa Barbara judge's peeves: Legislature, drugs, inexperienced lawyers

Read more about Clifford R. Anderson III...
Santa Barbara County Superior Court

SANTA BARBARA -- Superior Court Judge Clifford R. Anderson III is frustrated.

There are the lawyers, especially deputy public defenders, who rotate so quickly through his misdemeanor court that they never get a chance to become proficient at their work.

"So I yell at them a little bit. 'Why are we screwing around with this case? Why isn't this person in treatment? We have three sep... (continued)

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