
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
BAKERSFIELD - The Japanese characters for "justice" decorate one wall of Judge Stephen D. Schuett's chambers.
The framed wall hanging was a gift from his wife, Karen, a school teacher who once taught English in Japan.
Schuett, Kern County's former longtime assistant county counsel, has been on the bench only 16 months. In that relatively short period of time, however, he has gained the re... (continued)