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Aug. 7, 2007

Unfailing Courtesy

Cordiality rules Orange County Judge Mary Fingal Schulte's courtroom, but the unprepared lawyer can run the risk of falling into disfavor.

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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WESTMINSTER - Judge Mary Fingal Schulte keeps a little round service bell tucked out of sight on the bench - just in case. One good rap on the tiny chrome button and Schulte would have everyone's attention.
      She's never used it. But she's been tempted. She remembers a lawyer who was trying his first wrongful termination case in her Orang... (continued)

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