Santa Barbara County (Santa Maria) Superior Court
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA MARIA - Tricia Kelly's dad followed her into the law.
She was in her third year at Pepperdine University School of Law when retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer Roland W. Kelly felt compelled to critique her performance at a mock trial.
"And in my most respectful manner," Tricia Kelly recalled, "I said, 'Put up or shut up!'"
Four months after she graduated, he st... (continued)