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Oct. 14, 2007

Classy Comportment

Mark Petersen is keenly aware of judicial temperament and places great weight on civility in the courtroom.

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By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      MURRIETA - It was after 8:30 on a recent morning, and the preliminary hearing for a defendant charged with a drug offense was supposed to start. But the deputy district attorney appearing before Superior Court Judge Mark E. Petersen didn't have his witnesses ready.
      Petersen was frustrated, but he didn't show it. He said he neede... (continued)

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