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Apr. 24, 2008

Puzzle Solver

Thierry P. Colaw used to relish courtroom combat as a trial lawyer. Now as an Orange County Superior Court judge, he prefers parsing the tricky legal issues of law-and-motion matters.

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Thierry P. Colaw

Orange County Superior Court (Santa Ana)
Judicate West
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By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - When Thierry P. Colaw went on the Orange County Superior Court bench in 1997, he didn't particularly enjoy hearing law-and-motion matters. Actually, Colaw said, he hated it.
      "I used to think, 'Oh, gosh, we've got to get through this oral argument so we can move on to other things.'"
      Specifically, he wanted to get... (continued)

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