SANTA ANA -- Jan. 17 looked like a routine day for Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Kirk Nakamura, the kind of day that should have worked well for a lunchtime interview with a reporter. Then came word of a potential chemical attack on the courthouse.
Nakamura hadn't had much time to decorate his new chambers after his elevation to the court's top spot at the start of the New Year. But it would have been hard... (continued)