Sonoma County (Santa Rosa)
SANTA ROSA -- Judge Nancy Shaffer enjoys sharing her years of experience either anecdotally or in hard cover.
She compiled four binders worth of forms and other documents to give new bench officers a crash course in misdemeanor courts ranging from law and motion to the mechanics of a jury trial and the costs associated with granting a motion for dismissal.
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