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Nov. 9, 2017

Resolution Seeker

Tulare County Presiding Judge Bret Hillman is praised for making tough calls, pushing settlement.

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Resolution Seeker
Tulare County (Tulare)

VISALIA — Judge Bret Hillman tries to look for the least restrictive scenario when ruling on conservatorships and in a recent case that meant deciding against the convenience of a fellow Tulare County employee.

The county investigator assigned to the case of a young man housed at a residential treatment facility in neighboring Fresno County wanted to hand off the case to that county’s court instead of having to make the ... (continued)

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