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Jan. 13, 2008

A Roundabout Journey

After years in the sexual-assault and officer-involved units of the district attorney's office, Orange County Judge Sheila F. Hanson is loving her newest role, presiding over a lower-profile calendar.

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Sheila F. Hanson

Orange County Superior Court
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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5.

FULLERTON - The guy was a loser. A heroin addict. In and out of prison all his life.

And then he got nailed for misdemeanor possession of a hypodermic needle. He was looking at six months in jail early last year when Judge Sheila F. Hanson granted a defense motion for a new trial. The reason: juror misconduct.

Hanson was new to the Orange County Superior Court bench at ... (continued)

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