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Nov. 7, 2019

A living space

Judge Barbara Dickinson grew up in courts, which is why she runs an informal courtroom.

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Barbara A. Dickinson

Alameda County (Oakland)
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OAKLAND — Barbara Dickinson logged lots of time in a courtroom in her home state of Arizona long before she got into law school.

“In Arizona, juries are not handled by deputies; they’re handled by law students and college students,” she explained. “So I would handle the juries, I would do the questions and lead them in and out and take them to lunch.”

Even before that, her father, a lawy... (continued)

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