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Feb. 4, 2019

Second Chances

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Susan De Witt, a former federal prosecutor, views her role as helping defendants.

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Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)

LOS ANGELES -- Judge Susan De Witt went from prosecuting terrorists looking to kill Americans abroad to presiding over misdemeanor trials after her appointment to the bench, but that wasn't the only big change.

"In state court, they talk in numbers. In federal court, they don't do it so much," she said, referring to law code citations. "Everything here is a number, motions by numbers. ... I had my cheat sheet at first, b... (continued)

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