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  Daily Journal Staff Writer 

  SANTA ANA - Nancy E. Zeltzer had been a civil litigator for more than 30 years when
  she applied for the bench. When people asked her how she'd feel about potentially
  being assigned to criminal cases, she gave the appropriate answer: "I would relish
  the challenge." 

  Sure enough, she was named to the Orange County Superior Court and assigned to hear
  criminal cases. 

  "It reall... (continued)