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Aug. 8, 2007

Happy Underground

Judge Jonathan B. Conklin may work in a tiny, subterranean space, but colleagues say he makes it a pleasant environment.

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Fresno County Superior Court
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      FRESNO - Two levels below the courthouse lobby, Fresno County's criminal underworld parades through Superior Court Judge Jonathan B. Conklin's underground courtroom.
      Bailiffs march shackled, red-jumpsuited custody defendants five at a time into seats to Conklin's left. Others waiting to face the law, out of custody and in street clothe... (continued)

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