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Nov. 14, 2007

Empire Builder

Two years ago, jury trials were a rarity in Chino. Nowadays, the courthouse is the setting for one trial after another - thanks in large part to Judge Douglas M. Elwell.

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By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      CHINO - Attorneys call them Elwellisms. They're the witty, sometimes slightly biting observations that keep defendants in check and cases moving in Judge Douglas M. Elwell's courtroom.
      "Boy! You're in a hole. It's time to stop digging," Elwell has been known to tell a less than forthright witness.
      "Y... (continued)

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