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Jan. 12, 2007

In Tune With Youth

Attorneys say San Francisco Superior Court Commissioner Abby Abinanti gives troubled children a fair shake while attempting to turn their lives around.

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By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - More than a dozen children passed through Abby Abinanti's courtroom at the Youth Guidance Center one recent morning. All were black or Latino, except one Muslim girl.
      The same racial makeup was evident in the court's packed waiting room, where the first question defense counsel asked the detained children's parents or relati... (continued)

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