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Dec. 19, 2007

From a Global Perspective

Los Angeles Judge Peter Espinoza tries to understand the communities of those who come before him so that he can fashion appropriate sentences.

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By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - From his chambers on the 13th floor of the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza can almost point to the home, a few blocks away, where he spent the first few years of his life.
      "If the Caltrans building wasn't there, you could see my birthplace," Espinoza said. "First and M... (continued)

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