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Jul. 10, 2018

Military Clout

Attorneys say Judge James McFetridge’s armed forces background shows up in his courtroom.

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James E. McFetridge

Sacramento County (Sacramento)
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SACRAMENTO — Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James E. McFetridge likes to greet new jurors with a slide show photo of a beautiful, sunny beach.

Then he displays a black-and-white photo of a very similar looking beach — showing a military landing craft on D-Day.

“‘You’d probably rather be at the beach than here at jury duty,’” McFetridge tells jurors. “Then I say, ‘Hey, you gott... (continued)

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