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Aug. 1, 2007

Speaking His Mind

Learning the criminal-court ropes, San Mateo County Judge Gerald J. Buchwald dispenses with the big stick but makes good use of his soft voice.

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San Mateo County Superior Court
By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - San Mateo Superior Court Judge Gerald J. Buchwald sometimes speaks so quietly that his voice is barely audible in his courtroom.
      But that doesn't mean he's afraid to use it.
      Whether he's ordering a county prosecutor to deliver a jail physician to court to explain what's ... (continued)

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