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Apr. 2, 2018

Formal Style

In Judge Yvonne Campos' San Diego courtroom, she's a stickler for manners and procedures.

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Formal Style
San Diego County (San Diego)
Arin Mikailian / Daily Journal

SAN DIEGO — There’s one thing lawyers shouldn’t try in Judge Yvonne Campos’ criminal courtroom: redefining “proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Campos said she’s seen lawyers get creative to try to do so, even using charts.

Having served three years in San Diego County Superior Court’s appellate division, she said she knows how much bench officers at that level frown on such language modi... (continued)

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