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Feb. 20, 2007

Decorum in the Court

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlene P. Mitchell wants her courtroom to be a "place where people feel welcome." But she isn't about to let you prop up your feet.

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By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlene P. Mitchell wants her courtroom to be a "place where people feel welcome." But she isn't about to let you prop up your feet.
      The 60-year-old jurist believes in formality in her courtroom, evident on a recent Wednesday as she presided over a long preliminary hearing in a drug ca... (continued)

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