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May 24, 2011

Commissioner Kenneth G. Pritchard

Commissioner Kenneth Pritchard combines a keen intellect and a folksy demeanor to preside over all manner of cases in the tiny desert town of Ridgecrest, where everyone knows him

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By Ben Adlin

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIDGECREST - The town of Ridgecrest lies nearly a hundred miles from the next sizeable city. Described by some residents as an "island in the desert," it's a two-hour drive due east of Bakersfield, nestled between Sequoia and Death Valley.

In such a small town, and with few bench officers, Commissioner Kenneth G. Pritchard's courtroom is host to a broad range of cases, a cross section of life in a... (continued)

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