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Oct. 19, 2006

Courting Relationships

Known for his compassion, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Alvin E. Green Jr. is making his mark in drug court, where he takes a fatherly but strict approach to his supervision of the participants.

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By Claude Walbert
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      CHULA VISTA - Most of the 50 people who appeared one recent morning before Superior Court Judge Alvin E. Green Jr. had been following the rules. Their fellow drug-court participants applauded them as, one by one, they accepted the judge's congratulations for staying clean, and the successful ones gave encouragement to the others.
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