By Laurinda Keys
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - When Judge Rupert Byrdsong takes the bench in his misdemeanor court
he'll greet the gallery of defendants with the hope that they are all feeling uncomfortable.
"If you're uncomfortable that means you're not happy to be here and that often means
that you may want to do something about it," says Byrdsong. It's part of one of the
15-minute speeches he uses to expla... (continued)