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Jan. 22, 2009

An Awakening On the Bench

Irma Poole Asberry, with 27 years of experience in divorce litigation, thought she was well-prepared for her family law judicial appointment. She was surprised how much she had to learn, she says.

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Irma P. Asberry

Riverside County Superior Court
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By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - After 27 years of guiding spouses through dicey divorces as a lawyer, Judge Irma Poole Asberry thought she had family law down to a science. So Asberry said she was surprised to realize she still had a lot to learn when she got her family law judicial assignment two years ago.

She said she was fuzzy on issues, including domestic violence restraining orders.

"I thought I had a ... (continued)

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