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Apr. 20, 2009

Winding Road

Superior Court Judge Joan M. Lewis was set on a path to medicine and thought she might argue free speech one day. She ended up defending medical malpractice cases and now sits on the bench.

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Winding Road

Joan M. Lewis

San Diego Superior Court
Judicate West
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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Joan Lewis and her buddy Bill Dematte had it all figured out. As soon as they passed the State Bar Exam, they would join forces as First Amendment rights lawyers.

It didn't work out that way.

The day the State Bar gave them the thumbs up, Dematte was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Her dreams of a partnership ... (continued)

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