SAN DIEGO — Judge Carolyn Caietti and others in the courtroom applauded a man who announced he had kicked his alcohol habit. Handing out encouragement like that was common during her 10 years in San Diego County’s Juvenile Court, but the judge isn’t sure how often she’ll get to do it in her new adult assignment.
She’s briefly working misdemeanor arraignments at the San Diego Central Courthouse before she starts overseein... (continued)