By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA MONICA - Judge Norman Tarle was chatting with a contractor he hired to install hardwood floors in his home when the man glanced at a magnet stuck on the refrigerator door. It was a small photograph of Tarle on the bench when he was a commissioner.
The judge and his wife, Marci, a pediatric nurse, usually sweep the house clean of any identifying memorabilia when tradespeople are going to be there. This time, ... (continued)