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Oct. 4, 2017

The Law, Not the Heart

Commissioner Sheryle Sparks says she can relate to the parties she sees, but can't go easy on them.

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The Law, Not the Heart

Sheryle Sparks

San Joaquin County (Stockton)

Career Highlights: Retired July 2019, Elected commissioner of San Joaquin County Superior Court by the court's judges, 2005; deputy county counsel, San Joaquin County, 2001-05; associate, Offices of Kenneth Meleyco, 1995-2000

Law School: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific 1995
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Commissioner Sheryle Sparks has been in situations similar to those who appear before her in San Joaquin County Superior Court. She’s run from bill collectors. She’s been down and out.

“I think that was one of my strengths coming in. These people before me are in no different place than any I’ve ever been in, whether it is running from bill collectors. That’s what happened when I was a kid. My parents would just scoop u... (continued)

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