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Oct. 1, 2007

Student and Teacher

After a first career as an educator, Judge Raima H. Ballinger makes sure to keep jurors, and herself, well-informed.

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Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) Superior Court
By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SANTA ROSA-In the early 1970s, Judge Raima H. Ballinger left teaching, disenchanted with junior high school kids who wanted to do anything but learn. These days, she finds herself a bit of a student and a teacher, presiding over a criminal calendar in Sonoma County Superior Court.
      The onetime geography and history teacher now handle... (continued)

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