Imperial County (El Centro)
After a year as a referee on the Imperial County Superior Court, former prosecutor Michael Domenzain believes the most punitive option is not always the best course of action.
Among the traffic tickets, possession of drugs by minors, violations of fish and game and health and safety laws he encounters in the southeastern corner of California, Domenzain oversees the cases of truant high schoolers. He often chooses to give ... (continued)